If your child repeats “six, seven” several times a day, know that you are not the only parent puzzled by this phenomenon. This expression, which has no particular meaning, irritates some teachers so much that they have banned its use in their classes.
This phenomenon appeared on the Internet and originated from rapper Skrilla's song “Doot Doot”, released in late 2024. One of the verses features the numbers six and seven. The audio was then used on TikTok to illustrate these numbers in various situations.
For example, the video shows a child shouting “six, seven” after getting 67% in an exam or when he needs to check page 67. Without an exact meaning, the expression adapts to many contexts, which explains its virality.
Cultural phenomenon
As evidence of its immense popularity, the expression “six, seven” appeared in an episode of the popular animated series “South Park” on October 15. We see students repeating this expression while teachers are lost in their minds.
As Halloween approaches, hundreds of videos of children and adults dressing up in the colors of the trend, displaying the numbers six and seven, are also circulating on social media.
Teachers have run out of patience
On social media, some teachers are trying to stamp out self-expression in the classroom by officially banning it.
“The next time I hear ‘six seven,’ it will be ‘six plus seven’ minutes outside of class,” warns the teacher and content creator who posts under the moniker “teaching with love 02” on her TikTok account.
Others use it strategically to grab students' attention.
“Eventually, you have to be silent. That's the only way I'll let you say this ridiculous phrase,” says content creator and teacher Sandy Kaur.
