sixer

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From six +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== sixer (plural sixers) (cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs. Synonym: six A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six. Coordinate term: senior sixer (slang) A prison sentence of six months. 1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it. (slang) A six-pack of a beverage. (UK) A conker that has won six matches. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Calque of Hindi छक्का (chakkā). ==== Noun ==== sixer (plural sixers) (India) A transgender person