Dictionary.com announces ‘6-7’ as 2025 Word of the Year

“6-7” is the 2025 Word of the Year. Dictionary.com announced the “6-7” term is a result of classic brainrot slang, which is “purposefully nonsensical and all about being in on the absurdity.”

The annual pick serves as a “linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and global events that defined the year,” according to Dictionary.com.

A Dictionary.com analysis, “6-7” appeared in digital media six times more frequently in October alone than it did throughout all of 2024.

Then, the viral social media edits paired the song with videos of NBA player LaMelo Ball, who happens to be 6 feet 7 inches tall.

Then, a YouTube video showed a young boy, who became known as the “6-7 Kid,” yelling the phrase at a basketball game while performing a distinctive hand gesture. You gotta motion your hands up and down when saying, “Six sevvvveeeeeeennnnn.” 

My daughters have been saying 6-7 for most of the year. Every answer to a question is “6-7.”

Here is another explanation of “6-7” and what the motion means.

Read more about the words of year here.