What is 'Six Seven'? Steelers get in on the fun

What in the world does “six seven” mean? Perhaps the better question would be: What doesn’t “six seven” mean?

Steelers tight end Darnell Washington celebrated with a “67” dance after scoring a touchdown Thursday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Washington celebration just added to the mainstream madness — those numbers match his listed height, by the way.

The term, which is written out on social media as “67,” has flooded TikTok and Instagram reels over the past year. There are at least 2 million posts with the hashtag #67 on TikTok as of Friday.

It doesn’t mean anything, Today reported, which means it can mean everything. It has permeated everyday text-speak and slang, especially among children.

“Six seven (or 67 or 6 7, etc.) is a nonsensical expression used especially by teens and tweens that is connected to a rap song and also to a 6’ 7” tall basketball player,” according to Merriam-Webster.

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In December 2024, hip hop artist Skrilla released a song called “Doot Doot,” and in the song, he raps, “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (bip, bip).”

Skrilla has admitted the phrase is meaningless, telling the Wall Street Journal: “I never put an actual meaning on it, and I still would not want to,” claiming the absence of meaning is “why everybody keeps saying it.”

Basketball players have also been starting to say “six seven” during press conferences and on-court interviews, according to Today.

The meme term is often accompanied by a double hand gesture that could be used to tell someone you’re weighing two options.

Kids are saying it as a response, a space filler or whenever the words “six” and “seven” are logically, or even spontaneously, paired together, Today said. If one person shouts “6,” the group chants “7.”

Some have characterized the meme as an example of internet “brain rot,” or meaningless online memes.

Because “six seven” is so widely used now, some teachers are having to ban the slang in their classrooms — and disciplining students who don’t follow the rule, Today reported.

Monica Choflet, a fourth-grade teacher in New Jersey, told Today that “six seven” is so prevalent in her classroom, that any number containing “6” or “7” is fair game for her students.

“I could say, ‘It’s 1:16 p.m., time for class and someone says, ‘67!’” Choflet said.

Some teachers are even creating TikToks voicing frustration with the phrase or using the two numbers as a tactic to engage their students, Forbes reported.

Most recently “South Park” parodied the “six seven” trend in a new episode on Wednesday. A teaser trailer depicts faculty at South Park Elementary growing frustrated with students who “appear to be in some kind of cult involving the numbers six and seven,” Forbes said.

After Washington’s “67” touchdown celebration, someone commented on Twitter: “When you’re 6’7” and just scored, you don’t just spike—you trademark the celebration.”

Alas, the Steelers lost the game 33-31. Bad numbers.