January 6

English

Alternative forms

• 1/6, 1-6, one-six
• J6, J-6

Etymology

From the date, by metonymy.

Proper noun

January 6

1. The attack against the United States Congress at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
   • 2021 June 14, Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Capitol Riot Was Prologue”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     It was finally time, per Trump’s instructions, to march down Pennsylvania Avenue. The rest you know all about, despite efforts by most Republicans in Congress to hide the truth of January 6.