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The 6-7 Craze Offered A Brief Window Into The Hidden World Of Children
- 6-7 is a slang term that describes an arm gesture mimicking weighing something, spoken as 'six seven'.
- Teachers reported that students' random outbursts of 6-7 disrupted lessons.
- The term 6-7 creates inclusion and exclusion among children, frustrating adults trying to understand it.
- The simplicity of 6-7 allowed it to be easily adapted across different social contexts.
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The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children
There's a long history of children revising, adapting and remixing language and games. Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive via Getty ImagesMany adults are breathing a sigh of relief as the 6-7 meme fades away as one of the biggest kid-led global fads of 2025. In case you managed to miss it, 6-7 is a slang term – spoken aloud as “six seven” – accompanied by an arm gesture that mimics someone weighing something in their hands. It has no real me…
The essence of the popular youth expression is that it makes no sense.
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