Dictionary.com picks "67," a "nonsensical and playfully absurd" slang term, as the 2025 word of the year

"67" is an ambiguous slang term made popular by Gen Alpha on social media and in middle schools across the country.

Dictionary.com Reveals the 2025 Word of the Year — and It's Not Really a Word?

Dictionary.com has revealed its word — or rather, numbers — of the year for 2025. The website announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28, ...

Dictionary.com’s Word Of The Year is ‘6 7’ — and literate people are losing their minds over it: ‘Like a man being named woman of the year’

Dictionary.com ‘s Word of the Year is one that few can define. The online reference tool announced on Oct. 29 that “6 7” is ...
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Parents Will Hate Dictionary.com's Word of the Year

Dictionary.com has named "67"—that's "six seven," not sixty-seven, as anyone with a tween or teen knows—its 2025 Word of the ...

Dictionary.com Has Gone Too Far, Names 6-7 ‘Word’ of the Year

Dictionary.com claims that six-seven has appeared in digital media six times more frequently in October 2025 than it did in ...

Dictionary.com's Word of the Year isn't really a word — but Gen Alpha can't stop saying it

From viral TikTok to classroom chaos, is 2025's Word of the Year a "prime example of brainrot" or a meaningful way to connect ...
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Dictionary.com's 2025 word of the year, '67,' means nothing and everything at once

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a ...

‘67,’ Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year, has no precise meaning, and that’s the appeal

The expression exploded online this year among members of Generation Alpha, which includes kids age 14 and under. But plenty ...