People think they've worked out what viral '67 meme' actually means

People online think they've worked out the true meaning behind the '6-7' meme which has taken the world by storm.

The 'brain-rot' phenomenon is continuing to take social media by storm, and we can thank Gen Alpha for that.

In the past few years, the mantle of 'most chronically online generation' has been passed from Gen Z to Alpha, as those born in the early 2000s have started to integrate into adult life.

Long gone are the days of Vine and Nyan Cat, hello to the likes of 'skibidi toilet' and '6-7'.

Unfortunately though, it seems that those who aren't part of Gen Alpha (born between 2010-2024) are struggling to grasp the meaning behind a lot of the popular memes nowadays.

Luckily, this is the internet and people have gone out of their way to explain these new hip terms.

Do people still say swag and YOLO? (Getty Stock Image)

How did '6-7' go viral?

While it was believed that '6-7' originated from US rapper Skrilla as part of the lyrics in 'Doot Doot (6 7)', where he says: "6-7, I just bipped right on the highway," others believe it was down to '6-7' kid making it all go viral.

In case you haven't seen the video, it is primarily a taping of an Amateur Athletic basketball team's game, though a kid can be seen around 13 minutes into the original clip, repeatedly shouting '6-7' while moving his hands up and down with his palms facing upwards.

As a result, the clip has been used in a number of sports edits, specifically of NBA players such as LaMelo Ball and James Harden (who isn't even six foot seven inches).

But the true meaning behind the term could be far darker, according to official police codes.

What else does '6-7' mean?

While it is perceived as a literal nonsense term with no real meaning, it's said that it may have ties to the authorities and their use of '10-codes' to communicate.

For example, '10-4' translates to 'okay', though 10-67 has a far more harrowing meaning.

Someone took to Reddit, using the 'Doot Doot' song by Skrilla as an example: "In the song he’s referring to police code '10-67', which means dead body."

They pointed out that he wrote 'The way that switch brrt, I know he dyin', followed by the 6-7 line and then 'I just bipped right on the highway'.

'Bipping' can mean breaking into a car or making a dangerous move on the highway, and it should be noted that police sirens can be heard in the background of the song after the 6-7 line.

Charlotte Hornets player LaMelo Ball has been the subject of several '6-7' edits (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

They clarified, "So, to fully explain: The speaker breaks into someone’s car (this is the bipping) and kills them, then the police finds out (Code 10-67) and pursues the speaker, who bips down the highway to escape (this is also the bipping, the slang is just used for a different meaning."

Someone else came to the same conclusion on X, writing: "The 6-7 meme just meant 10-67, a radio call for police to report a dead body, the whole time.."

At the end of the day, it could mean all of these things, or absolutely none.