What does 6-7 mean? The gesture, the song and why it's in aura battles

6-7 ("six seven") is a hand gesture and catchphrase from Skrilla's "Doot Doot (6 7)" that became Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year and a standard move in aura battles. Here's what it means.

Ask a 13-year-old what 6-7 means and you'll get the gesture before the explanation: both hands out, palms down, wobbling up and down like a scale that can't decide. Ask what it means and you'll get a shrug. That's also the answer.

Where 6-7 came from

The phrase is from "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Philadelphia rapper Skrilla, released in December 2024. The line got attached to basketball edits, especially of LaMelo Ball, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall, and a viral clip of a kid at a game shouting "six seven" turned it into a chant. By 2025 it was in every middle school in the English-speaking world, and Dictionary.com named "67" its 2025 Word of the Year.

What it means

Officially, nothing. Unofficially, it's used as:

• "so-so" or "más o menos", which is how Spanish-language coverage translates it;
• a casual dismissal, the verbal equivalent of a shrug;
• a call-and-response: someone says "six", the room says "seven";
• a way to annoy adults, which is most of its value.

Spanish media describe the gesture as "moving open hands side to side, palms down at chest height, as if juggling invisible balls."

Why it's in aura battles

In aura battles, the 6-7 is a staple opener. It's instantly recognisable, the crowd shouts it back, and doing it deadpan while your opponent waits reads as pure dismissal. One Spanish outlet joked that battle judges score from 1 to 10, "with 6 being the maximum".

In the Aura Battles game the 6-7 is one of the moves the 3D fighters perform. Every fighter plays moves in its own style, so some throw the 6-7 and some don't; when it shows up it's often on a BLOCK move, which, if it takes the pot, stops the other fighter playing anything that size or smaller next round. Being annoying on purpose, which is arguably the correct reading of 6-7. How the game works is in the Aura Battles guide, or try it.

Related moves

The 6-7 usually travels with mewing, the sigma stare and Ronaldo's Siuuu. See the full move list.

FAQ

What does 6-7 mean in slang?

Nothing specific. It's a catchphrase and hand gesture from Skrilla's song "Doot Doot (6 7)", used as a shrug, a "so-so", or a chant.

Why do kids say six seven?

Because it's funny that it means nothing, because it annoys adults, and because it spread through basketball edits and school hallways in 2025.

What is the 6-7 hand gesture?

Both hands out in front, palms down, moving up and down alternately, like weighing two things.

Is 6-7 the same as 67?

Yes. Dictionary.com chose "67" as its 2025 Word of the Year; the spoken form is "six seven".

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