Every generation brings a new sense of humor and new turns of phrases that the generation before might have a hard time understanding.<\/p>\n
One phrase that seems to make Gen-Z and those younger giggle is \u2018six seven\u2019, but it has the older generations really stumped.<\/p>\n
What does the term 6-7 mean
\nThe phrase \u201csix-seven,\u201d often written as \u201c6-7,\u201d has taken over social media, especially TikTok, leaving younger users in stitches while older folks scratch their heads in confusion.<\/p>\n
So what does it actually mean? Well\u2026 nothing. And that\u2019s exactly why it\u2019s so hilarious to Gen Z and Gen Alpha. There are already over 1.1 million TikTok videos using the joke, while older generations remain baffled.<\/p>\n
Its origins trace back to hip-hop artist Skrilla, who dropped the song Doot Doot in December 2024. In it, he raps, \u201c6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (bip, bip),\u201d sparking the trend. TikTok teacher and self-proclaimed \u201cOG Student Translator\u201d Mr. Lindsay explained, \u201cIt has blown up even more. Kids these days will respond with \u2018six-seven\u2019 to anything\u2014from \u2018what is that smell?\u2019 to \u2018what time is it?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He added for the older crowd, \u201cSo, all of this to say, \u2018six seven\u2019 is just a reference to a meme. There\u2019s no real meaning to it. It is a number that is fun to say\u2026 with the hand motions, and it just doesn\u2019t mean anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
But teachers aren\u2019t as amused. The trend has disrupted classrooms so badly that some educators have banned it outright. Elementary school teacher Kaitlyn Biernacki recalled a recent math lesson: as she drew a bar graph and asked how many votes a cheetah got, a student shouted \u201csix\u201d\u2014only for the entire class to erupt with \u201c6-7,\u201d drowning out the lesson. Biernacki gave them a \u201cside-eye\u201d and said, \u201cNice try,\u201d continuing the lesson despite the chaos.<\/p>\n
Other teachers have shared similar frustrations online. Eighth-grade science teacher @mscollaketeaches posted a meme showing a frustrated person, captioned: \u201cTeachers hearing \u20186-7\u2019 for the 100,000th time after a long day of overstimulation. No seriously I\u2019m gonna start kicking people out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some educators are taking more drastic action. A middle school teacher told Reddit, \u201cI\u2019m an 8th-grade teacher, and I am so done hearing it that I just banned it from my classroom. You can\u2019t say the two numbers in a row without the class bursting out in a chorus of \u20186-7.\u2019 It was funny at first, but now it\u2019s just old and continually interrupts many class conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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