Are you tired of someone repeating the same two numbers while juggling their hands? In October, numbers 6 and 7 gained popularity after showing up on a trending TikTok video when they were repeated by a boy at a basketball game. 

According to MSN.com, 6-7 became a popular phrase after Rapper Skrilla’s song, “Doot Doot (67),” was being used for videos of basketball players, such as LaMelo Ball, who stands at 6 foot 7. 

Some people wonder if the phrase has any real meaning. According to Dictionary.com, “it’s meaningless, ubiquitous, and nonsensical. In other words, it has all the hallmarks of brainrot.”  

People might use it whenever someone coincidentally says 6 and 7 in the same sentence. Young people find this silly and entertaining. 

“It’s funny how people got used to it and how it got popular,” said Jamele Penafiel, a junior.  

But while students find it entertaining, most teachers don’t believe in encouraging it. According to APNews.com, “Teachers have banned it. Influencers and child psychologists have tried to make sense of it.”  

According to Mr. Niekam, a teacher at the high school, students should aim to learn proper language habits from their teachers. 

“They should elevate to my speech patterns, not the other way around,” Mr. Niekam said. “It’s really childish and I don’t really hear it in the high school. It’s used more at the middle school level.” 

Parents have mixed opinions about embracing the trend. According to APNews.com, adults are developing tips on how to stop their kids from constantly saying 6-7. Meanwhile, others suggest encouraging it in ways such as making “6-7” Halloween costumes to make it uncool. 

Mr. Niekam is under the assumption that the phrase will eventually go away on its own.  

“Like all trends, they always tend to die out,” Mr. Niekam said. 

You can check out the original video using this link to see where the trend started: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8PXHkDw/