The same chaotic phrase has been repeated constantly: 6-7. Despite its popularity, not everyone knows where these numbers came from. It all began when an artist named Skilla released the song “Doot Doot”, and in that song comes the iconic 6-7.
This meme was popularized when a kid known as “the 6-7 kid” did the famous hand gesture at a basketball game while screaming “six seven.” Memes flooded in as people started copying him and doing the 6-7 motion every time the number six and seven are mentioned. This trend has taken over the internet and spread into schools.
“It’s definitely affected productivity because anytime you’re in a math class, or when the teacher is saying something about their sixth and seventh period have done whatever, the response is immediate,” senior Cristiano Oestereich said.
USA Today named 6-7 the word of the year. This makes sense to those who recognize the long-lasting effects of the meme popularized by internet trends but continuing to spread into everyday society.
“No other word came even close to the year long dominance of 6-7,” sophomore Akhil Kadali said.
