# “6 7” meme

> A basketball edit became classroom slang and Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2024-12-01
- Observed peak date: Week of Oct 22, 2025
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 64 (Viral), v1.3
- Mechanics: Sound or audio meme, Catchphrase, Identity badge, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

A LaMelo Ball edit paired his height with Skrilla’s lyric. Taylen Kinney and fan edits repeated it, then children used the phrase in schools. South Park, dictionaries and retailers adopted it. A marketing vendor also claimed a creator campaign.

## Timeline

- 2024-12-01 — @matvii_grinblat (TikTok) — A LaMelo Ball edit matched commentary about his height to Skrilla’s “six seven” lyric.
- 2025-01-07 — @atlsproductions (Instagram) — An Instagram Reel cut from a comedian saying “six seven” to LaMelo Ball highlights.
- 2025-02-04 — The Daily Dot (Press) — The Daily Dot explained basketball edits and the phrase’s use in jokes about exam scores.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/six-seven-meme

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). ““6 7” meme.” Case HIS-01557. Spread Score v1.3: 64/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01557