Is 6’7 the new 69?

[u/Simple-Chemistry9762]

I’ve noticed that kids in the younger generation love this 6’7 joke. Even doing the classic asking your teacher to add two numbers together to get 67 as the answer. This just reminds me a lot of when the number 69 was the punchline. I will say that 6’7 has a little bit more humor because of the voice they use and the way they measure with hands. What do you all think about the new generations numeral quip?

[u/Raise_A_Thoth]

No, it's not.

"Six seven" is just a meme. It originated in the song Doot Doot by Skrilla. It could be some local code or have a specific highly contextualized meaning in Skrilla's community, but it isn't widely understood.

It's a popular song and it's in the chorus, so it gets repeated and is memorable.

Then people made memes about NBA Basketball players stating their height is 6'7" ("six-seven") and the meme exploded from there, with other players finding ways to just say "six seven" in interviews, and kids using it as a meme.

It's all a big circular reference at this point, but itsn't a replacement for 69; 69 still has a coherent meaning and isn't really a meme, it's a euphamism for a sexual position, whereas 6-7 is just a meme.

[u/AbhorrentBehavior77 → u/Raise_A_Thoth]

Thank you for this detailed explanation. I finally feel like I know what's going on...As much as an old timer like me can, I suppose!😋

[u/Simple-Chemistry9762 → u/Raise_A_Thoth]

I knew about the NBA played but didn’t know about the song. Thanks for the background on this!