A new viral trend has taken social media by storm, and now it’s creeping into classrooms across Australia.

It’s called the “six seven” trend.

While the name suggests numbers, there’s no math involved. Decoding what it actually means, though? That’s proving almost as tricky.

What does 6 7 actually mean?

So, where does it come from? Like many of these trends, it’s derived from an artist you’ve likely never heard of.

The song by Skrilla called ‘Doot Doot (6 7)’ features a recurring lyric, “6-7”.

It’s become a popular sound to select when posting videos on TikTok or Instagram. 3

It also has an association with American basketball star LaMelo Ball , due to his impressive height of 6 feet 7.

It’s become as ingrained in Gen Alpha language as “LOL” and “YOLO” were to millenni

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