Is 6-7 a meme

Middle schoolers everywhere can’t stop shouting “6-7,” a meme that means nothing. It’s even the word of the year, according to Dictionary.com.

For example, a shark wearing Nike is called Tralalero Tralala. LUSE: (Laughter) I've heard of this. I've heard of this. SHARMA: And that's a very internet-based thing, but 6-7 is different.

Several months after “6-7” began popping up in classrooms and online, the phrase has become the subject of perplexed social media posts by parents and dutiful explainers in national news outlets, most of which trace it to the song “Doot ...

Whether it’s part inside joke, part rallying cry or part meme, no one really knows what to make of these two offending numerals. If you ask most children what it means, they probably can’t tell you either — and that might be the point. Cynthia Gordon is a linguistics professor in the College of Arts & Sciences who studies discourse in online and social media environments. The trend, which likely originates from Skrilla’s hit rap song “Doot Doot (6 7)” and a handful of viral videos, has flooded social media and classrooms from kindergarten to high school.

It has no fixed meaning. The phrase originated from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, which became popular in video edits featuring professional basketball players, especially LaMelo Ball, who is listed as 6 ft 7 in (2.01 meters) in height. The meme was further popularized through Overtime ...

This innocuous number has gone viral on TikTok. It’s also been heard in schools across the US. The Trend’s Origin 6-7 started as part of the lyrics from a popular song by the rapper Skrilla.

There is some debate over the specific meaning of “6-7”—some reckon it’s a way to describe mediocre or “mid” content, but most agree that the numbers don’t mean anything at all. It’s not about a specific meaning, or where the meme came from, as the randomness is the point.

A nine-year-old from Indiana interviewed for the piece suggests that there isn’t really any meaning behind 6-7. “No offense to adults, but I think they always want to know what’s going on,” she told the paper of record. In the very next paragraph, though, the writer points directly to the very real origins of the meme.

In a year already saturated with algorithmic absurdity, Dictionary.com, the Internet's arbiter of English lexicon, anointed “6-7” - yes, the numbers - as its Word of the Year for 2025.