# Social Spread of Slang Term “6-7” **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825 "2025-11-13T10:18:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/121 "2025-12-13T17:59:31Z")
My son was watching a Minecraft 6-7 You Tube video this morning. He’d already heard of it. So I guess it’s spreading to the kindergarten set. He has asked me what it means and has a hard time accepting that it doesn’t really mean anything. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/122 "2025-12-15T18:22:43Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I wonder if there is any relation to the old expression “at sixes and sevens”. None that I can see, given that the old saying is [so very old.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes_and_sevens) But it’s a curious coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/123 "2025-12-15T18:29:12Z")
I shudder to think what a numerologist would make of that coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/124 "2025-12-15T18:39:25Z")
The LA Kings have embraced the insanity for Kids’ night 😃 > **[Elliott #34 on Instagram: "For the kids 😅 #67 The LA Kings took the ice...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSPhDMTDkt8/)** > > The LA Kings' #KidsNight initiative shines a light on the importance of youth hockey, showcasing that the game belongs to all, including minor hockey players, house league kids, and backyard rink enthusiasts. Every player wearing #67 jerseys sent a... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/125 "2025-12-23T19:08:58Z")
[![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/funny_numbers_2x.png) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/funny_numbers_2x.png) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/126 "2025-12-23T23:49:08Z")
Great find; thank you. From **[xkcd: Funny Numbers](https://xkcd.com/3184/)**. The hidden text behind that comic is appropriate to this thread too: > In 1899, people were walking around shouting ‘23’ at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/127 "2026-02-10T01:04:53Z")
I can’t believe this meme made it all the way to my five year old, but he in fact does say this all the time, with the hand motions and everything. I’m quite certain it has staying power because we hate it. In light of that, he’s getting a 6-7 t-shirt for his sixth birthday. It points out that the next two years are 6-7 (2206-2007.) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/128 "2026-02-10T01:07:06Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It points out that the next two years are 6-7 (2206-2007.) Time-travel whiplash? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/129 "2026-02-10T01:07:51Z")
I hadn’t heard about the meme for the two last months this thread didn’t get any posts. I think it’s already dead and gone, and every kid who still uses it will be judged as “lame” by their friends. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/130 "2026-02-10T02:20:08Z")
I dunno, my kid’s YouTube videos still mention it a lot. > [@Pleonast](#): > > Time-travel whiplash? Whoops! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/131 "2026-02-10T22:57:07Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I hadn’t heard about the meme for the two last months this thread didn’t get any posts. I think it’s already dead and gone, and every kid who still uses it will be judged as “lame” by their friends. Speaking as a high school teacher, not yet. I think it might be on the decline, but it’s hard to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/132 "2026-02-12T21:50:59Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Speaking as a high school teacher, not yet. I think it might be on the decline, but it’s hard to tell. All we nerdy old people should start using the phrase, thereby causing the kids to immediately shun it in horror. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/133 "2026-02-12T22:27:20Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > All we nerdy old people should start using the phrase, thereby causing the kids to immediately shun it in horror. Nah, let the kids have their fun. I saw a video of a little girl, maybe four years old, absolutely losing her shit over a sign in store with 6-7 on it, and it was adorable. You could tell she’d just discovered the concept of “cultural reference,” and it was blowing her tiny little mind. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/134 "2026-02-12T22:32:28Z")
It’s been great for my kid, honestly. He’s not the most socially adept so it’s good for him to feel like he’s in on something. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/135 "2026-02-12T23:09:08Z")
> [@Orville\_mogul](#): > > This reminds me of another term my kids put over my head. Apparently I can’t say ´tone it down’ anymore? Okay, so what’s the term your kids put over your head. Or did you just mean they’re sick of it? Saw “Jerry” live and he did a bit on how kids want “UP”: _Wait up, hold up, shut up, Mom, let me stay… up!,_ But their parents want them to _settle down, sit down, keep it down, put that down!_ Found it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8AN57b-j0W0/maxresdefault.jpg "Jerry Seinfeld - Everything is Up or Down (1998) #shorts #standupcomedy #comedyshorts #comedy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AN57b-j0W0) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/136 "2026-02-12T23:14:24Z")
Much as George Carlin observed of baseball vs. football. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/137 "2026-02-13T01:28:27Z")
I’ve seen it on the decline except with kids 5 and younger. I can only speak about 5th graders and younger in our middle/working class community inside the DC Beltway. The last time I heard it from an older kid I said, “hmmm…this is the first time in a while I’ve heard that from anybody not in kindergarten or preK.” I didn’t hear it again that day. In the past week I haven’t heard it from anyone in the 5th and 2nd grade classes I’ve worked with. I heard it once or twice in a PreK class this week. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/138 "2026-02-13T01:40:41Z")
My 8-year-old still says in the particular way when he encounters the numbers together “in the wild,” often this is when he doing his math homework. It’s not some manic giggle fest and the associated hand movements are rare. It’s cute. I’ve always been on the “let 'em have their fun” side. Like the XKCD implies, some numbers are funny. For example, I will always and forever pronounce 37 in the manner of Michael Palin’s constitutional peasant. If I ever encounter 3,720 to 1 odds in real life I’ll lose my shit. EDIT: Speaking of numbers, holy crap, it’s my 20th Doperversary! ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/139 "2026-02-13T07:50:36Z")
They were hinting that tone it down had sexual connotations ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825/140 "2026-02-13T17:58:47Z")
As noted many times in many places over many years, _anything_ has sexual connotations if you pronounce it with enough leer in your voice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825.md?page=8)