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Pop Culture in 2025: A Ring for Taylor, an Ill-Timed KissCam ... and Whatever ‘6-7’ Means

The Gen Alpha slang term '6-7' became Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year and sparked viral TikTok dances and holiday-themed remixes.

  • This year, Taylor Swift put a ring on it with Travis Kelce, announcing their marriage that capped a courtship during the Eras Tour and captivated Swifties.
  • This year, THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL set sales records, and Taylor Swift bought back the rights to her first six albums to reinforce catalog control.
  • Viral oddities like the capybara craze joined other oddities that caught public attention, while Dictionary.com named `6-7` its 2025 word of the year but gave no clear definition.
  • At year's end, Netflix's acquisition deal sat in a holding pattern amid antitrust challenges and a hostile takeover effort from Paramount, while Hailey Bieber sold Rhode for $1 billion.
  • This year also saw the death of Robert Redford, described as Hollywood's golden screen idol turned activist, while Beyoncé won the best album Grammy for COWBOY CARTER and introduced Blue Ivy on tour.
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Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam ... and whatever ‘6-7’ means

In a year of pop culture moments, some things were old and some things were very new. What does the term “6-7” mean?

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In 2024, “brainrot” (which we can translate into Spanish as “ cerebral podredumbre”) was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionary.

Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com proclaimed “6-7” as its 2025 word, one would think they would have defined it.

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Chequeado broke the news in on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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