six-pack

American  

[siks-pak] / ˈsɪksˌpæk /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of six-pack

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

He is as fit as anyone else, but his strength is rooted in his humble nature rather than the Instagram-worthy six-pack abs sculpted to perfection that most youngsters today seem to aspire to.

From BBC

In one of the Super Bowl slots, a short man asks a representation of an AI assistant how to get six-pack abs.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The downside was that you had to hide a six-pack of batteries with the transmitter and replace them every week.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Barron's