Chasing Likes, Not Scholarship, Elevates ‘6–7’ to Word of the Year

Chasing likes, not scholarship, elevates ‘6–7’ to Word of the Year

The thousands of stories mocking Dictionary.com’s selection of “6–7” as Word of the Year miss the point. (Photo illustration via Canva with book image by Getty Images)People made a terrible fuss when Dictionary.com named “6–7” its word of the year. Brain rot, people said. Language has gone to hell, others decried. Our children are illiterate, still more wailed. (My gripe is that “6–7” feels more like an idiom than a single word.) But “6–7” does …

Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam … and whatever ‘6-7’ means

By JOCELYN NOVECK The Associated Press Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. “We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But that’s just how pop culture works, isn’t it? Who’s to explain why parents alone in their cars were suddenly singing “u…

From ‘6-7’ to ‘Unc’: The Gen Alpha Slang Parents Are Ready To Ban in 2026

It was nice knowing you, but these six words and phrases need to go, and don't let the door hit you on the way out!XiXinXing / Getty ImagesIf you’re like me and have tried to have a conversation with your tween/teen lately, you might feel like you need a translator app to decode their responses. The speed at which Gen Alpha has been churning out new, often nonsensical, slang has been fast and furious throughout 2025. Case in point: asking my dau…