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sixies

sixies is the plural of sixie.

Meaning of sixie

Noun

sixie (plural sixies)

  1. A seventh-grader at Boston Latin School.
    • Elena went on to Boston Latin alone, and Genette got into a crowd in her middle school. Even though Elena was in seventh grade, at Boston Latin she was called a sixie, and they were the bottom of the heap.1999, Marge Piercy, Three Women

Noun

sixies (plural sixies)

  1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where six actions must be performed.
    • She missed on sixies, and then it was my turn, my last chance to beat her and claim the championship. I selected my spot, tossed the jacks.1999, Susan J. Bandy, Anne S. Darden, Crossing boundaries

Forms of sixies

pluralsixies

Origin of sixies

From six + -sies.

Questions about sixies

What does sixies mean?
Sixies means a call in any children's game, such as jacks, where six actions must be performed.
What is sixies the plural of?
Sixies is the plural of sixie.
What part of speech is sixies?
Sixies is a noun.
What is the plural of sixies?
The plural of sixies is sixies.

Words near sixies in the dictionary

  1. sixguns
  2. sixhynde
  3. sixhyndman
  4. sixhyndmen
  5. sixie
  6. sixies
  7. sixish
  8. sixk
  9. sixling
  10. sixlings
  11. Sixmilebridge

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