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six

UK/sɪks/ US/səks/ very common slang uk
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

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noun

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Origin

PIE word *swéḱs From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.

Phrases

  • all sixes and sevens
  • at six and seven
  • at sixes and sevens
  • deep six
  • hit someone for six
  • long six
  • pick six
  • short six
  • Six's thermometer

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