number six
(cricket) The batsman who bats sixth.
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Born ~2000 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
#maymusicchallenge #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 5/6: A song with the number six in the title "26" - Caamp youtu.be/X9G09Hz5Efk?...
🎵🎶 Thanks LDM Radio for playing my release "Falling Into Temptation" AND thanks to all the listeners! ❤️ Top 10 at NUMBER SIX, - two spots UP and awesome 39 weeks on the chart! 😻 Please keep moving it UP the chart…
My first novel is still my best seller! Pushing out number six this week.
For other uses, see [6 (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_(disambiguation) "6 (disambiguation)") and [Number Six (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Six_(disambiguation) "Number Six (…
Please help [improve this article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Number_Six_(The_Prisoner) "Special:EditPage/Number Six (The Prisoner)") by [adding citations to reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.…
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(cricket) The batsman who bats sixth.
“My first novel is still my best seller! Pushing out number six this week.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(soccer) A defensive midfielder.
"number six" means a defensive midfielder. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"number six" is informal English meaning a defensive midfielder. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a defensive midfielder" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "number six" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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(Nigeria, colloquial) One’s brain or common sense.
“#maymusicchallenge #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 5/6: A song with the number six in the title "26" - Caamp youtu.be/X9G09Hz5Efk?...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🎵🎶 Thanks LDM Radio for playing my release "Falling Into Temptation" AND thanks to all the listeners! ❤️ Top 10 at NUMBER SIX, - two spots UP and awesome 39 weeks on the chart! 😻 Please keep moving it UP the chart by voting once a week at: www.ldmradio.com/vote”
— Bluesky· May 2026“For other uses, see [6 (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_(disambiguation) "6 (disambiguation)") and [Number Six (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Six_(disambiguation) "Number Six (disambiguation)").”
“Please help [improve this article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Number_Six_(The_Prisoner) "Special:EditPage/Number Six (The Prisoner)") by [adding citations to reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners "Help:Referencing for beginners").”
“On the published series soundtrack, the melody is listed as _The Sense of Six_. [22/28/akb5.jpg - Visionneuse Zupimages](https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=22/28/akb5.jpg) ## Versions \[ [edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Number_Six_(Battlestar_Galactica)&action=edit§ion=3 "Edit section: Versions")\] Copies of Number Six appear regularly, mostly within Cylon society.”
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