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six-pack
 v.— «In volleyball parlance, she is a kill machine. Blink and you’ll miss her rocket hits. Opponents always run the risk of being “six-packed”—slang for getting smacked in the face with the ball.» —“Six Feet of Sunshine: Walsh enjoying the beach volleyball life” by Mark Emmons Mercury News (San Jose, California) Sept. 14, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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