six-pack

American  

[siks-pak] / ˈsɪksˌpæk /

noun

six-packs plural

1. six bottles or cans of a beverage, as beer or a soft drink, packaged and sold especially as a unit.

2. any package of six identical or closely related items, as seedling plants or small batteries, sold as a unit.

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six-pack British  

noun

1. informal a package containing six units, esp six cans of beer

2. a set of highly developed abdominal muscles in a man

3. (modifier) arranged in standard sets of six

   six-pack apartment blocks

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• six-packs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of six-pack

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

six-pack six-packs

The 30-second spot features a young man in a park attempting pull-ups, who asks a muscular bystander about achieving six-pack abs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

"Today the artists... give them six-pack abs and muscles."

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

I’m sorry to say that the six-pack Valentine’s gift of engine oil for my hemorrhaging VW didn’t quite make the cut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

There is, especially this time of year, no shortage of attractive people with six-pack abs who will happily tell you the best way to improve your well-being.

From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2025

She sets a six-pack of Coke down, and he tells her how much she owes.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Coming from a place where six-packs and muscles are expected, he has talked openly about the weight challenges he faced as a youngster and draws "motivation" from inspiring others.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Or they could be at the gym, admiring their six-packs in the mirror.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Original glazed, chocolate-iced with rainbow sprinkles, and raspberry-filled doughnuts will be sold individually and in six-packs in the restaurant and drive-thru.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Starting Monday, Sept. 20, the late-night bakery chain will provide teachers free six-packs in honor of the back-to-school season, a spokesperson for Insomnia Cookies told Fox News.

From Fox News ● Sep. 19, 2021

So I move to the front of the store and start stocking the cooler with six-packs and occasionally catch a glimpse of myself in the huge plate-glass windows that make up the front wall.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King