India, Nov. 3 -- '6-7'. Is that 'sixty seven'? 'six', 'seven'? or 'six dash seven'? If you're having a tough time trying to decipher the point, sense and etymology of Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2025, you're not alone. Slang stays relevant, never "proper English." Millennials coined terms like bae, lit, and savage, while Gen Alpha now leads the conversation. Millennial slang tops out at 20, Gen Z has 50+ terms-stan, W, L, ghosting, cap, drip, and more. With Gen Z in their late 20s and Gen Alpha entering teens, it's time for a slang upgrade-and 6-7 delivers just that. Dictionary.com defines the term as "a viral, ambiguous slang word that has spread through Gen Alpha social media and school hallways. While largely nonsensical, some use it to mean 'so-so' or 'maybe this, maybe that,' often paired with a hand gesture where both palms face up and move alternately." We asked an expert to explain what this shift in conversation means on a deeper level. Gunjan Anand, Facilitator and strategic soft skills coach, reflected on how 67's global moment is actually very telling of how the current crop of generations, particularly Gen Alpha, curate their identities, both in reality and online. She said, "Language is an ever-evolving means to communicate. The inclusion of '67' in mainstream dictionaries highlights Gen Alpha's linguistic innovation through visual storytelling and technology. Born in the age of social media and AI, this generation uses youth-led digital spaces as hubs of cultural creativity. The instinctive differences in how generations communicate shouldn't feel so jarring. "Millennials used text as the main form of communication; long post and blogs as they grew up with rise of internet. Genz was officially the first generation to be raised on smartphones. They incorporated visual communication; emojis, GIF's, memes and similar formats. Gen alpha is immersed in AI driven tech and multisensory digital worlds. For them, communication is more visual and multi layered. They go beyond static self-descriptions through the use of filters and avatars", she concluded. Following the internet's trail, 67 can be traced to American rapper Skrilla's song, Doot Doot (6 7), the line in question being, "6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (bip, bip)." It began its ascent to popularity when the track was played against edits of American NBA basketball player LaMelo Ball, who happens to be exactly 6'7''. Then came the hand gesture, largely believed to be the credit of Taylor Kinney, who weighed his hands whimsically while rating a Starbucks drink saying, "Like a 6... 6... 6-7." The final shove came in March 2025, when internet personality Cam Wilder shared a YouTube video of a kid (now eternally dubbed as 'the 67 kid') chanting the word, hand gesture and all in tow. Rest was internet history. So 6 7, means, well.6 7....