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six-way

six-way noun: a serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, beans, and either jalapeños or chopped garlic.

Noun

six-way (plural six-ways)

  1. (Cincinnati) A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, beans, and either jalapeños or chopped garlic.
  2. A sexual act involving six people.

Forms of six-way

pluralsix-ways

Origin of six-way

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

Questions about six-way

What does six-way mean?
Six-way means a serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, beans, and either jalapeños or chopped garlic.
What part of speech is six-way?
Six-way is a noun.
What is the plural of six-way?
The plural of six-way is six-ways.

Words near six-way in the dictionary

  1. six-thousanders
  2. six-thousandth
  3. six-top
  4. six-tops
  5. six-water grog
  6. six-way
  7. six-ways
  8. six-wheeler
  9. six-wheelers
  10. six-yard area
  11. six-yard box

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