Remember when words used to mean something? Well, we had a nice run.

In what might be the final death knell for language as a concept, Dictionary.com announced Wednesday that "67" is its Word of the Year for 2025. Yes, that's right — 67. Or six-seven. Or 6–7. Or "six seeeeeeeven." However you spell it, it's apparently a word now.

If you're mostly offline, you may have been spared the whole six-seven phenomenon. I broke down its origins and meaning for Mashable , but to summarize: It means absolutely nothing. It's an inside joke among teens that spread on TikTok — a sing-song nonsense phrase often paired with a hand motion. It's pure brainrot, and it's made the leap into the real world.

"It's part inside joke, part social signal and part performance," said Steve Johnson, PhD, directo

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