This meme is taking over 2025. It has become very mainstream. You have definitely heard others say it or do it, and probably participated in one of them yourself.
It all started with a boy known as the ‘6-7’ kid,” named Maverick Trevillian, who shouted ‘6-7’at a basketball game recorded on Cam Wilder’s YouTube channel in a video titled “My Overpowered AAU Team Has Finally Returned.”
After this video gained immense popularity online, NBA star LaMelo Ball noticed it and decided to join in on the fun, especially since he stands at six feet seven inches tall.
LaMelo helped make the song “Doot Doot” by Skrilla widely popular, as people on TikTok began creating edits featuring him with the song playing in the background.
‘6-7’ does not just influence teenagers and TikTok creators. It’s especially viewed by elementary students and middle schoolers, and once one person starts to do it.
Everyone does, long, it caught on. Every time someone said, ¨Hey, I got a 67 on my quiz,¨ the room would fill with laughter, and soon everyone was joining in on the joke.
The gesture became just as much a part of the joke as saying the number itself, and soon it was impossible to mention a ‘6-7’ without the hands following, making the whole thing even more hilarious for everyone involved.”
Even teachers and coaches are in on it. Some started using the hand gesture or saying it around the students and athletes to get them to stop doing it and make them think it’s not cool anymore since they were sick of hearing it.
Now, many students are saying ‘6-7’ or using hand gestures around school. Junior Ben Sackett shared his thoughts on the trend, saying, “It’s one of the biggest parts of my life and I like dying of laughter every time I hear someone say it”.
‘6-7’ was voted Word of the Year for 2025, showing how even a simple number can become a big part of everyday life. It became popular because it brings people together through jokes, trends, and shared experiences.
