Why do students keep saying, ‘6 7’ every day? People say the Slang ‘6 7’ every day because people think it is funny and cool. It is said to have come from a catchy rap song called Doot Doot (“6 7”) by Skrilla. It also has a connection with a prominent basketball player, LaMelo Ball. 

And ‘6 7’ is also known for its Absurdist Humor.  

The trend really kicked off in March 2025 when an excited child was videoed making a distinctive hand gesture at an Amateur Athletic Union basketball game, and it went viral. 

The meme is also involved in an Analog Horror Variation that took Place last month, it is known as the SCP-067 kid, which features a distorted image of the viral kid in a style similar to a creepypasta fiction.

How do teachers feel about the ‘6 7’ slang?

“I hadn’t heard much about it until this past summer. No one in my classes was saying it much last year, but I have a friend who teaches in Cincinnati, and she told me about it in June,” Band director David Centers says, “She is a music teacher also, and whenever she would say, ‘let’s start at measure 67’, her entire class would repeat back ‘6 7’ in a funny voice to her.”

“The term ‘6 7’ has made a strong comeback this year. I feel like it started last year, kind of went away, and has come back in full force this year. From my understanding, it’s from a rap song and was then used in reference to an NBA player’s height,” English teacher Jamie Delabar explains, “For whatever reason, the saying and hand motions have caught on, and kids use them all the time. I’ve even had my own children [ages 10 and 12] saying it at home. To me, it’s a little overused, but it seems to be hanging on with our students.”

“I hear it about 41 times a day at least, and whenever I think it’s getting annoying, I use it against them to annoy them.” Science teacher Jonathan Fairbanks says.

From what I know about this, it comes from Skrilla’s Doot Doot song, but it really isn’t clear what ‘6 7’ really means. I’ve heard that some people think it is about Lamelo Ball because of his height, and some people think it’s about 67th Street in Chicago, where Skrilla is from. I think it’s a bigger fad in other places, but I’ve only heard it a few times around Central Hardin. That’s all I know about it! 

Personally, as a student here at Central Hardin High School, I think it is a cool trend, but I feel like, from the teachers’ standpoint, there are a variety of views on this trend. So what do you think about the trend “six seven”? Do you like it or hate it?