If you have kids, you’ve probably heard it. If anyone says the words “six” or “seven” out loud around them, they respond with a drawn-out, monotone, “six sevvvennn?” They might do this when someone mentions any numbers, really.
They say it with such a dead, monotonous affect. It’s not exactly a joke—nobody ever laughs. It’s just a thing they do.
Now, imagine being an elementary school math teacher right about now. It must be a constant call-and-response with these little weirdos!
I cannot possibly explain how “6 7” became the Pavlovian verbal meme that it is today, but I can tell you how it spread: TikTok videos of basketball players, especially LaMelo Ball, set to audio from Philadelphia rapper Skrilla’s song “Doot Doot (6 7).”
https://www.stereogum.com/2326889/viral-6-7-rapper-skrilla-shares-lil-yachty-collab-says-hes-in-gta-6/music/