{"id":24969,"date":"2025-10-27T04:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/24969\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:25:13","slug":"why-are-kids-in-california-having-the-best-time-screaming-6-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/24969\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are kids in California having the best time screaming \u20186-7!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe you\u2019ve seen the viral TikTok videos<\/a> of middle-school aged kids in an In N Out Burger wildly celebrating when order number 67 is called out or, perhaps, you\u2019re a teacher and have seen your classroom erupt when the numeric combo randomly presents, or, just as likely, you\u2019re a parent, a sibling or just an observer confused about what it all means. <\/p>\n

Well, here\u2019s the short answer: nobody knows, not even the kids. <\/p>\n

The phrase 6-7, according to reporting from the L.A. Times, was coined in a song penned by Philadelphia rapper Skrilla, who has reportedly said he never really endowed the numbers with any special meaning. <\/p>\n

In fact, the song \u201cDoot Doot (6 7)\u201d was never supposed to be heard, but in an email to The Times<\/a>, the rapper, whose real name is Jemille Edwards, said he leaked the track late last year and the kids just took it from there. <\/p>\n

He told the outlet that the phrase has turned into \u201csomething positive and fun that people everywhere are enjoying.\u201d <\/p>\n

While this writer, who is decades beyond middle school, gets a laugh from watching the viral social media trend, it\u2019s easy to understand why it might be disruptive in the classroom, prompting some schools and teachers to ban the slang, along with the \u201cjuggling\u201d hand gesture that often comes with it. <\/p>\n

\"Skrilla<\/a><\/p>\n

Skrilla performs in concert during the 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been teaching for 20 years and I\u2019ve dealt with all sorts of slang \u2014 nothing has driven me crazier than this one,\u201d Adria Laplander, a sixth-grade language arts teacher in Michigan, told TODAY.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whether or not that\u2019s the best approach for a trend that\u2019s made it into the pop-culture zeitgeist, with features on \u201cSouth Park\u201d<\/a> and \u201cAbbot Elementary,\u201d is up for debate. <\/p>\n

USC Psychology Professor Karen North told the L.A. Times that she believes teachers are likely a part of the reason for the celebratory trend\u2019s longevity, saying \u201cthere\u2019s nothing that middle schoolers or elementary schoolers like more than to have teachers get upset and try to take action against something, especially if that something is impossible to ban.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201c6-7\u201d has, according to North, become this generation\u2019s fun, \u201cin crowd\u201d code word, a twist on something that every other generation has shared, from something that was once groovy becoming \u201cbad\u201d or \u201ccool\u201d to it also now being \u201cfire.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cBut for us to be worried about two little numbers, you know, maybe it\u2019s this generation telling us to lighten up a little,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n

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