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sixer.

A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.

    colloquial
  2. A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.

  3. A prison sentence of six months.

    slang
  4. A six-pack of a beverage.

    slang
  5. A conker that has won six matches.

    UK
Where this word comes from

From six + -er.

noun
  1. A transgender person

    India
Where this word comes from

Calque of Hindi छक्का (chakkā).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.