What Does ‘67’ Mean? Dictionary.com Names It the Word of the Year 2025

Dictionary.com has declared the term ’67’ as the word of the year 2025, and the announcement has caught the attention of many, particularly among the millennials and boomers.

Confusion reigned supreme, and many have taken to social media to clear their confusion about the word, which has its origin in online culture.

The word of the year 2025, ‘67,’ is not spelled ‘sixty-seven’ but ‘six seven,’ and its inclusion has provoked both confusion and outrage, with many taking to social media and expressing that they have no idea about the meaning or significance of the word.

One user wrote,

 “‘67” as Word of the Year is insane. We’ve officially reached the point where internet inside jokes are replacing English. Oxford’s shaking right now.”

Another user stated,

“I still don’t know what it even means.”

A third added,

“This is not a word. These are numbers. This is like saying the stupid joke from the 80s about why 6 was afraid of 7, because 7 8 9, and 789 is now a word of the year.”

A fourth remarked caustically,

“We’ve officially run out of words; next year’s going to be an emoji.”

What Does ’67’ Mean?

The word ‘67’ is common slang among Gen Alpha and could be used in a variety of situations since its interpretation is very ambiguous.

Dictionary.com has described the word as “largely irrational,” and it could mean “so-so” or “maybe this, maybe that.” The dictionary also specifies that the word is used in combination with hand gestures with both palms facing up and moving alternately up and down.

The dictionary also describes its choice of the word for the year 2025 as a “linguistic time capsule,” reflecting social trends and events that shaped the year.

The word is also trivialized by Dictionary.com, which underlines its widely murky and shifting usage akin to a brainrot slang whose main purpose is to emphasize it as nonsensical and playfully absurd.

According to a report by ABC quoting Steve Johnson, PhD, director of lexicography for the Dictionary Media Group at IXL Learning, who said,

“It’s part inside joke, part social signal, and part performance. When people say it, they’re not just repeating a meme; they’re shouting a feeling.”

The genesis of the slang can be traced to the drill song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by Skrilla. The singer has used the word “six-seven” as a punch or a hook throughout the song. The term gained further fame when it was used in videos about NBA players such as LaMelo Ball, who

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