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

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

“If you could actually get a six-pack in 10 minutes, that would be awesome.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

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

And a six-pack of blank cassette tapes. park Eleanor didn't call that first night.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell