Six Seven Slang Spreads Through School

6-7. Two numbers that can never be seen the same again. If you’re anything like the students and teachers at Blake, you’ve definitely heard someone shout “Six, Seven!” out of the blue. What began as a casual lyric in a rap song has evolved into one of the strangest and most popular internet inside jokes. 

Rapper Skrilla initially used the term “six seven” in a song with G Herbo in late 2024. Skrilla raps, “Six-seven, I just bipped right on the highway,” in the song. Not only does the rapper himself seem to struggle to understand what the lyrics are calling them “ambiguous,” but it also appears that the whole internet doesn’t either, as there are multiple connotations to what “six seven” actually means. While some fans believed it was a code for something, others thought it was a reference to a street called 67th Street. The reality, however? Most likely, it just sounded cool. The internet then did what it does best, and took something that was slightly confusing and ran with it at full speed, creating the massive meme that six-seven is today. 

By January 2025, the meme had already skyrocketed, and many fans were already incorporating this term into their everyday lives. However, it fully took off when basketball editors began placing the song over clips of NBA player LaMelo Ball, who is – you guessed it – 6 feet 7 inches tall. All of a sudden, Skrilla’s “six seven” could be heard in the background of every highlight reel that featured tall basketball players. The songs’ association with height and bare ridiculousness persisted, and eventually there was a “6-7 kid.” A blond, fluffy-haired teenager who was captured on camera shouting “SIX-SEVEN!” while making a complex hand gesture during the AAU basketball game. The phrase evolved from sports slang to pure meme currency once the video went viral overnight. 

So what really is the meaning? The beauty of it is that it doesn’t have one. Beneath it all, there is no double meaning or code; it is simply two numbers that we as a community have managed to make sound like something meaningful. Not only did we make such a meaningless thing so popular and massive that even your grandparents probably know about it, but as of Oct 29, 2025, it has been named Word of the Year by Dictionary.com.

When asked about 6-7 sophomore Jessica Parada said, “All my teachers say this, I can’t go one day without hearing someone shout six seven!” Yaquelin Melendez said, “I say it like 6-7 times a day, but to be honest, I have become accustomed to saying six seven like 15 times a day.” Feshman Charlie Ho said, “I think my teachers say it like 15 times a day.” Twelfth grader Kidus said he says “6 7 like 6-7 times a day. It’s literally glorious,” but unfortunately for him, not everyone here at Blake agrees. When asked about the topic. 10th grader Jesus said, “I don’t like it, it’s cringe.” Not only do the students say, but so do the teachers. English teacher Mrs. Wannen said she says it “2 to 3 times a day.” She further explained that “sometimes I mumble it because I know what I’m getting myself into, but it is something meaningless but fun.” 

Like all memes, it will eventually come to an end, most likely to be replaced by another set of meaningless numbers and phrases. But 6-7 is king for the time being. It serves as a metaphor for how humor has changed over time – it is quicker, smarter, and somehow funnier than before. Perhaps that’s the point. Shouting “six seven!” is a modest act of rebellion and a celebration of happy foolishness in a society where everything must have a purpose. Quite the contrary of everything that has been normalized, if you ask me. Therefore, don’t ask for an explanation if you hear someone shout it across the cafeteria or in your classroom. Simply yell back “Six! Seven!” while grinning, knowing it’s just a silly little saying that will pass with time.