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My understanding was rap song (possibly a reference to violence) -> used in TikToks especially basketball -> said by a kid at a basketball game while doing an excited hand gesture -> went viral from that and now kids just shout out for funsies, because kids do silly things.
It's funny how people don't seem to remember being a kid. I can name you plenty of memes and in-jokes from middle school/high school where the "joke" was that it had literally no meaning. Adults being confused about kids these days only fuels the joke.
Like, has anyone lost the game recently? You think that's any more high-brow?
Not since XKCD #391. You're welcome.
And the only way to kill it is for adults to start saying it, usually incorrectly, as much as possible.
That would be pretty 6-7 of us adults to do.
We could shorten it to negative one because that’s six minus seven and shortening things and having to explain them makes them cooler
I'm a school bus driver and a former programmer. The elementary kids on my bus like to say "what is six plus seven? Six-seven!" and I say "sure, in Visual Basic". They don't get it, naturally enough.
Almost like it's imaginary
6-7 makes no sense because the root of 6-7 is literally imaginary 🤯
No, that's the square root of negative one.
They are. Been to a sporting event with young kids.
"Nut check!" [Blinding agony]
What's the capital of Thailand?
I lose the game every time someone shares a loss meme. I find that meme stupid so I happily share my loss of The Game to make everyone else suffer a loss with me!
I remember being a kid, and yet I do not remember any of the "lol random" things I thought were fucking hilarious except the phrase "penis wrinkle." That shit still makes me laugh so hard it hurts.
We used to have a "Guess what?" "What?" "Nope!" routine going as kids. I still laugh at that one for no valid reason.
Holds up spork
My spoon is too big!
I just lost the game
I remember being annoyed at kids being dumb when I was a kid. Honestly it bothers me less now.
Losing the game was a clear concept with the joke of losing the moment you were reminded you were playing. It didn't have huge depth but it was clever.
If this thing is truly just a phrase that means absolutely nothing and has no meaning or message or purpose, sure that's cool, but it's no the game.
Really adults are using this to at least with their kids. I don't understand what is confusing it's just a saying that well fade away like so many others.
I saw the original clip; the kid saying “six seven!” and doing a bobbling hand gesture looked and sounded pretty ridiculous and I can absolutely see how it would get turned into a meme, especially if you repeat it enough on TikTok-style short videos
Just saw a language Jones video about exactly this. Pretty much echoed the same thing.
Should probably link it here: https://youtu.be/laZpTO7IFtA
Lo ciento
6-7 or 10-67 is a police code often in reference to report a dead body.
Codes vary dramatically from one jurisdiction to the next.
apparently it's the code from philly, skrilla's* home town, who wrote the song that started all this.
skrilla is not skrillex apparently doh
Skrilla* the drill artist, not Skrillex the dubstep artist lmao
haha I stand corrected
~~Yeah, except he isn't from Philly! People are just trying to link things, and they don't care to actually check.~~
Edit: Nevermind. Misremembered. The bad explanation is that it's from Chicago and he isn't from Chicago.
Check this video out. It's good and I think has the actually explanation: https://youtu.be/laZpTO7IFtA
My tenth grade nephew said something about how it started because NBA player Lonzo Ball is 6'7" and was described as "six seven" during a broadcast.
I think that's why the song was originally used in basketball TikToks.
This is the answer I have seen the most. Also the kids have no clue what they are saying other than it's a meme of a meme. Let em have fun.