Word of the year!

[UltraBudgie]

Dictionary.com has chosen their word of the year!

It is....

67 (pronounced six-seven)!





Some runners-up:

• Agentic
  
• Aura farming
  
• Broligarchy
  
• Clanker
  
• Gen Z stare
  
• Overtourism
  
• Tradwife

I will redact my favourite, because it is too far ahead of its time and I don't want to upset the simulation.

What's your favourite? What should have made the list, but didn't?

[FlyersFan]

Why?   Why are six and seven together a word and 'the word of the year?
I've never heard anyone say this.   Is it some kind of slang thing?

[David64]

Why?   Why are six and seven together a word and 'the word of the year?
I've never heard anyone say this.   Is it some kind of slang thing?

 

What does 67 mean?“67,” also spelled “6-7” or “six-seven” (not “sixty-seven,” to be clear), is a viral, ambiguous slang term that has waffled its way through Gen Alpha social media and school hallways. While the term is largely nonsensical, some argue it means “so-so,” or “maybe this, maybe that,” especially when paired with a hand gesture where both palms face up and move alternately up and down.
People also use 67 as a way to respond to questions or as a result of seeing the numbers “67” in consecutive order in the wild, such as on a math problem or within a phone number. (“How tall are you?” “67.” “How are you today?” “67.” “What’s 120 minus 53?” “67.”)
Because of its murky and shifting usage, it’s an example of brainrot slang and is intended to be nonsensical and playfully absurd. 

[andy06shake]

Why?   Why are six and seven together a word and 'the word of the year?
I've never heard anyone say this.   Is it some kind of slang thing?

It's South Park that's responsible for the slang becoming so famous.




But it does not predominantly mean anything.

You can trace it back to a rap video, but even the person responsible for the lyric said he was being vague.

[DontTreadOnMe]

Dictionary.com has chosen their word of the year!

It is....

67 (pronounced six-seven)!

Is that the "word" kids are saying that has no real meaning??

[KrustyKrab]

I could easily add to that list but I’m going to refrain.   

[Bootless]

What's your favourite? What should have made the list, but didn't?

I looked at the AARP list of words added to the dictionary.

touch grass, v.: “To participate in normal activities in the real world, especially as opposed to online experiences and interactions.” (MW)

I try to touch grass at least once a day.
It helps to be barefoot;
less bending.

[BeyondKnowledge]

So 67 is the same as splunge or marfulbark. 

Squee.

[MalevolentTwitch]

There are days that I can't be sure if my 'tism is acting up and I'm not reading sarcasm correctly or if it's just my general distain for 15 second videos that I'm supposed to allow define reality for me... but when I was younger, I was quite sure that the referral towards a 67 was that it was just a one sided 69... Am I correct or did I miss a memo somewhere along the line?

[RazorV66]

 

I knew it was stupid and that confirms it.

If anyone ever says that to me anywhere, I'll put my foot in their ass.

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