It’s all over the internet, in classrooms — and now, it’s the word of the year.

On Wednesday, Dictionary.com announced “67” (also written as "6-7" or "six-seven") as its word of the year for 2025 .

The organization describes the term as “classic brainrot slang” that is "purposefully nonsensical and all about being in on the absurdity."

Put another way, "6-7" can be another way of saying “so-so,” “maybe this, maybe that,” or even saying, well, nothing at all.

Often, people will shout "6-7" with an accompanying raised-palms gesture in rowdy group settings like sporting events — or in classrooms, as of late, to the frustration of many teachers.

In a news release, the director of lexicography for the Dictionary Media Group, Steve Johnson, said it's "one of the first words of the year th

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