’67’ Becomes the Newest Viral Trend

In the past few months, the 6-7 trend has erupted in popularity, but what does 6-7 even mean and where did it come from?

The 6-7 trend originated from a lyric on the single “Doot Doot” by Philadelphia-based drill rapper Skrilla. The lyric is a filler phrase in the song between two sentences where he says 6-7 to fill a lyrical pause in the song.

“I never put an actual meaning on it [6-7] and I still would not want to,” Skrilla said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. 

The song’s popularity began to rise after its official release in February 2025, when “6-7” was used in football and basketball edits on the app TikTok. Namely, edits of the six foot seven tall player LaMello Ball. 

Its popularity grew exponentially after a video of Maverick Trevellian doing the now viral 6-7 emote at a Youth Basketball game went viral. In the video, Trevellian got close to the camera and yelled the phrase “6-7” while motioning each of his hands up and down. It instantly became a sensation on apps such as Tiktok and Youtube, where it is currently still a popular meme.

In the wake of the 6-7 meme, popular mobile game Clash Royale joined in on the trend and released a free emote after the game company’s Instagram account, Supercell, reached 6.7 million followers. The emote shows the character known as the “wizard” in a disco outfit and an afro. He has a wicked smile while having a levitating six and seven in each of its hands.

“The emote was a good idea because they [Supercell] didn’t sell it and it made people happier,” FAHS Junior Maxwell Heydt said.

“I’m sad I missed the chance to get it,” FAHS Senior Benjamin Sekella said.

The cultural impact of 6-7 is further seen after popular online dictionary Dictionary.com called it the Word of the Year.

“[6-7] made my humor better as a person; it healed me,’ Heydt said.

“6-7 is bringing multiple generations together through a meme,” Sekella said.

As the trend continues to grow, new variations of 6-7 have sprung up.

Another popular niche meme that arose from 6-7 is the 41 meme, which came from a lyric in the single “41 Song” by rapper Blizzi Boy. The lyric there goes, “Forty-one but I got forty-one gold. Bustdown, the chain got forty-one stones.”

One of the many offshoots of 6-7 and 41 include 61, which originated from a TikTok video by Spartan Swot. In the short video, Swot is in a bathroom doing a modified version of the 6-7 emote with the caption, “61 New Meme.”

It has been a few months since the trend’s initial rise: how long do its enjoyers believe it will last?

“I think the trend [6-7] will only last one more month,” Sekella said.

“[6-7 will] last for a couple more months,” Heydt said.