IRRITATING kids’ phrase “six-seven” is being included in the dictionary — even though it means nothing.
The term has circulated TikTok and playgrounds since early summer, baffling parents and teachers.
Although it is nonsense, it is generally used by Generation Alpha to express a vague sense of “maybe”, “sort of”, or general indifference.
Dictionary.com has made it Word of the Year.
A spokesman said: “It’s the logical end-point of being perpetually online.
“Endless scrolling, endless content, algorithms feeding algorithms.
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“Slang now spreads for the sake of spreading.”
The phrase, said to originate from rap track Doot Doot (67) by Skrilla, has become the latest form of “brainrot slang” — defined as language repeated because it sounds amusing.
Other examples include “skibidi”.
Linguists say part of six-seven’s popularity is due to how it excludes adults.
One parent said: “My son says it all day long. Not in context.
“Not to make a joke. Just . . . constantly.”
