6-7

PUCK asked who is this man?👇 (answer below)

 

What does ‘6-7’ mean?

It’s not pronounced as sixty-seven, but rather six-seven. If you’ve spent any time around children or even young adults recently, you may have seen them lifting their hands, palms up, like they’re weighing options, while saying 6-7.

It does, of course, have its roots in online culture. Dictionary.com notes that 6-7 is having a massive year on Google Search as people — likely the parents, teachers, and elder figures surrounded by youth — try to figure out what it means.

We’ll spoil that for you now: It basically means nothing.

👆👉In his December 2024 song “Doot Doot (6 7),” Skrilla says, “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway.”  

The song — which was never meant to be released, Skrilla recently told the Los Angeles Times — was soon used during fan-made videos compiling clips of LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets.  Coming in at an NBA average 6’7” tall, Ball has garnered a youth following thanks in part to the swag (to use a bit of retired slang) he brings on the court.  The flashiness, Bleacher Report explains, appears to have contributed to the meme.

Ball isn’t necessarily well-known for his skills on the court, which have contributed to the belief that “6-7” and its “so-so” hand motion can be used to describe an average performance or situation. 

“There’s literally no circumstance where a kid might not say, ‘six seven,” TikTok creator Mr. Lindsay has explained. In fact, there’s a chance your teens don’t even know why they’re saying it.  Two teenagers questioned by Nexstar said so themselves.

You may have even heard 6-7 start to meld with other slang, like “sendy.”  Another spoiler alert: the combination of the two again produces hardly any meaning. 

 

South Park did an episode about it!