exes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪz/

Etymology 1

Noun

exes

1. plural of ex

Etymology 2

Verb

exes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ex

Etymology 3

Backslang for six

Alternative forms

• exis

Noun

exes

1. (costermongers) The number six.
   • 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Gambling of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor‎^[1], volume 1, page 17:

     The betting also began to shift. "Sixpence Ned wins!" cried three or four; "Sixpence he loses!" answered another; "Done!" and up went the halfpence. "Half-a-crown Joe loses!"—"Here you are," answered Joe, but he lost again. "I'll try you a 'gen'" (shilling) said a coster; "And a rouf yenap'" (fourpence), added the other. "Say a 'exes'" (sixpence).—"Done!" and the betting continued, till the ground was spotted with silver and halfpence.

2. (gambling) Odds of six to one.

Further reading

• Tic-tac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sexe

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Spanish

Verb

exes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of exir.