six-way

noun

A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, beans, and either jalapeños or chopped garlic.

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Meanings

nounsix-way (plural six-ways)

plural six-ways

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

Origin

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.

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APA

six-way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-way

MLA

“six-way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-way. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “six-way,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-way.

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