six-pack

[ siks-pak ]

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.

six-pack

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of six-pack¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Go out and leave a six-pack at the Tomb of the Unknown Bowler.

From The Daily Beast

Because the cult of the six-pack reigns oppressively supreme.

From The Daily Beast

Humans do not actually need to sit much; our six-pack-brandishing tribal counterparts cover 15 to 20 miles a day on average.

From The Daily Beast

A six-pack of the 75-watt bulbs costs $128.82 at Home Depot, or $21.47 each.

From The Daily Beast

The goal is not to build a six-pack or get into shape to run a marathon.

From The Daily Beast

He had a six-pack of chocolate pudding beside him, and a wastebasket overflowing with food wrappers and boxes.

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