TikTok is flooded with videos of kids saying the numbers “six, seven,” here is why
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“Six, seven” comes from a 2024 song by the rapper Skrilla, “Doot Doot,” in which he raps: “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway.”
TikTok is flooded with videos of kids saying the numbers “six, seven,” or descending into a frenzy when they hear someone else say it, with more than 2 million posts using the hashtag #67, according to TikTok’s analytics.
TikTok’s analytics show usage of the hashtag #67 has spiked in September and October, possibly because of how usage of the viral internet meme has spiked in the classroom as students returned for the school year, with some teachers creating TikToks voicing frustration with the phrase or using the two numbers as a tactic to engage their students.
Some have characterized the “six, seven” meme as an example of internet “brain rot”—a term for low-quality, meaningless online memes and the negative impact this content may have on consumers, which was named the word of the year by Oxford University Press in 2024.
“South Park” will parody the “six, seven” trend in a new episode on Wednesday, Oct. 15. A teaser trailer depicts faculty at South Park Elementary growing frustrated with students who “appear to be in some kind of cult involving the numbers six and seven.” Though the cartoon’s 27th season has garnered attention and increasing viewership for its repeated lampoons of the Trump administration, the preview for Wednesday’s episode did not address politics at all.
Many teachers have documented the “six, seven” craze on TikTok, with some appearing visibly frustrated, while others use it as a tool to capture their students’ attention. Some teachers have posted videos declaring they have banned the number “67” from their classrooms. Another teacher, in a video liked more than 2.5 million times, told his precalculus class: “You’re idiots,” before mocking the way students say “six, seven.” One teacher posted a video of herself using “six, seven” as a call-and-response tactic to silence her classroom. She said the word “six,” to which the entire class responded “seven,” and then told students they have to be quiet after that and that is the “only way I’m going to let you say this ridiculous phrase.” Multiple teachers uploaded videos pranking their class with the two numbers, giving students math tests where every answer is “67.”
