Kids Keep Saying 'Six-Seven' And Nobody Seems To Know What It Means

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6825e0331900001500fac86e.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Richard Drury via Getty Images" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Another day, another weird phrase doing the rounds among Gen Alpha.</p><p>We’ve already covered off <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ballerina-cappuccina-explained-parents_uk_6819d150e4b085c2f858212e">Ballerina Cappuccina</a>, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-does-sigma-mean-kids-slang_uk_68010d1ee4b0e7e6a3f52f9b">what the sigma?!,</a> as well as problematic terms and phrases used by teens like “<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bop-meaning-parents-guide-speaking-to-schools_uk_67f39383e4b0b8ddefde8ddd">bop”</a> and<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/good-boy-meaning-trend-kids-what-it-means_uk_68107da3e4b0b6141f11f3ce?origin=related-recirc"> “good boy”.</a></p><p>If your child is currently responding with “six-seven” then they’re certainly not alone – nor are you the only person who’s confused as hell (or <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/1kh3dvn/what_does_hellyante_mean/#:~:text=%2C%20%22%20elegante%20.%22-,Upvote%204%20Downvote%20Reply,%E2%80%A2%203mo%20ago" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hellyante</a>, if you’re Gen Z or Alpha) by what it means. </p><p>As one person recently shared in response to a TikTok video on the phrase: “Someone tell me what this means or I’m gonna scream.”</p><p>The saying seems to have originated from the drill rap Doot Doot (6 7) by Skrilla and has also been associated with basketball player LaMelo Ball who is – yep, you guessed it – 6′7″