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Posted on 12/07/2025 6:04:50 PM PST by DoodleBob
“Cooked.” “Low-key.” “Sus.” And now, the cryptic “6-7.” In her recent article, “What Does ‘6-7’ Mean? Maybe Tweens Don’t Want You to Know,” Callie Holtermann explores the latest slang trends baffling adults and taking over classrooms.
She highlights the phenomenon of “6-7,” a phrase as ubiquitous as it is meaningless. “‘Six-seven’ feels a bit like a nonsense grenade,” Ms. Holtermann writes. She asks if today’s slang is simply “brain rot” or rather a “gleeful obfuscation” designed to keep older generations in the dark.
We asked students to weigh in. Is “6-7” actually funny? Is it annoying? And what does it say about their generation? They told us about the joy of inside jokes, the desire to have a language their parents can’t decode, and the fear that “brain rot” might actually be rotting their brains. In the end, many agreed, as one student put it: “Slang is inevitable, just don’t try and understand it.”
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“Current slang shows that our generation is creative, funny, and always switching things up. A lot of our slang is random on purpose, which shows that we don’t take everything too seriously and we like humor that’s playful and unpredictable. It also reveals how connected we are to social media, since trends spread fast and new phrases pop up almost every day. “ …
However, plenty of students are just as annoyed by the ‘6-7’ trend as adults are.
I find it hard to concentrate in middle school, and it’s not the teachers’ fault. They’re great. The real problem is just those two numbers, 6 and 7. It was funny for the first day — no, the first three hours. It has become so overused that just typing them out genuinely fries my brain.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
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Hah!
77 is better.
You know why?
Because you get 8 more!!!
Oloha, Mr. Hand.
Bro
Bruh
“ Walston was at the time, best known for his role as Uncle Martin on the television series “My Favorite Martian.” Unfortunately, Walston, like many actors of that era, was typecast in the role and couldn’t book serious roles until the decade ended. Walston said that after the release of this film, he’d be walking down the street and young people would see him and shout “Mr. Hand!” Walston was grateful for that, as it finally meant that he had torn away from being only associated with playing Uncle Martin.”
My nephews 5th grade teacher(Who is a total prick but thats besides the point unrelated to this) wont allow the numbers 6 and 7 to even be said together..so instead the kids just say it in Spanish
Obozo defeated Alan Keyes.
Earlier today, I thought of yelling BURMA at anyone saying 6-7.
It’s a long way to retaliate, but it’ll make me smile.
https://madmusic.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=8167
Ok, now that’s funny.
Clearly these kids are FReepers in training.
My wife and I were told this last night by a college gal as we left a public event. She said it nice, but I knew it meant nothing.
"Current slang shows that our generation is creative"
It’s what grade they were when they stopped learning.
The black guy was Alan Keyes, who had a conservative radio show (IIRC out of Baltimore) before that point.
Don’t forget Alan Keyes.
I thought she was 7 of 9?
That’s her sister................😁
Barack Obama had that unique appeal to the masses like what we saw in Zohran Mamdani in NYC, even if Ditka ran against Obama, Obama would still have won in '04.
The only way he would have lost is that if he was involved in some scandal.
Works for me!
If I were going to rate “6/7” on a scale of one to ten, I’d give it a, I don’t know,... maybe a ...6/7.
One- Two
Out go the Lights!
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