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Asian six-pack

Asian six-pack proper noun: three mathematics courses (calculus and vectors, advanced functions, and data management) and three science courses (physics, biology, and chemistry) taken during grade twelve, the last year of secondary school.

Proper noun

the Asian six-pack

  1. (Ontario, humorous, informal) Three mathematics courses (calculus and vectors, advanced functions, and data management) and three science courses (physics, biology, and chemistry) taken during grade twelve, the last year of secondary school.
    • As for sports, students of Chinese heritage at UTS tell this joke on themselves: What's the definition of an Asian six-pack? Answer: Three maths, three sciences. Ha ha -- everyone takes math and sciences.2004 November 27, Jan Wong, “The Chinese are being UTS-ified”, in The Globe and Mail
    • In another instance, I asked a friend what courses she was taking in her final year of high school.
      "Oh, I'm taking the Asian six-pack," she said.
      "What?" I asked.
      "You know, like three maths and three sciences."
      I laughed, but inwardly I thought about how stereotypical the joke was.2005, Aletheia Chiang, “Fobs hudai - NOT”, in Debwewin Report, Young People's Press, page 11

Examples of Asian six-pack in a sentence

  • Like maybe oh, you’re good at your Asian six-pack [3 maths and 3 sciences], maybe people asked you for homework but they don’t really - they won’t really get used to you- they won’t really know you.2015, Seung Wan (Winnie) Lo, Towards a nuanced understanding of inclusion & exclusion: A Bourdieusian interpretation of Chinese students'...
  • Instead of taking spare courses in high school, Lisa chose physical education as her “outlet” from the “Asian six-pack” of courses.2016, Alvin Ma, Journeys of East Asian Kinesiology and Physical Education Students: A 2015 University of Toronto Case Study, page 72:

Questions about Asian six-pack

What does Asian six-pack mean?
Asian six-pack means three mathematics courses (calculus and vectors, advanced functions, and data management) and three science courses (physics, biology, and chemistry) taken during grade twelve, the last year of secondary school.
How do you use Asian six-pack in a sentence?
Like maybe oh, you’re good at your Asian six-pack [3 maths and 3 sciences], maybe people asked you for homework but they don’t really - they won’t really get used to you- they won’t really know you.
What part of speech is Asian six-pack?
Asian six-pack is a proper noun.

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