People made a terrible fuss when Dictionary.com named “6–7” its word of the year. Brain rot, people said. Language has gone ...

It could be argued that the internet is the best possible medium for dictionaries. For one thing, there’s unlimited space for ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. “Six-seven still hasn’t even peaked in its usage yet,” Steve Johnson, director of lexicography for the Dictionary Media Group at ...

It’s rare for a dictionary to claim that a word has no definition. But that’s what Dictionary.com said about its recently announced word of the year: “67,” pronounced “six-seven,” the slang term that ...

Whether a parent, teacher, youth pastor or an innocent bystander on a sidewalk, no one has been safe from the "6-7" Gen Alpha trend sweeping across America — a viral sensation that’s now been named ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Six-seven or 6 7? Either way, the phrase popular among school-age children has been announced as Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year. The expression exploded online this year among members of ...

It’s all over the internet, in classrooms — and now, it’s the word of the year. On Wednesday, Dictionary.com announced “67” (also written as "6-7" or "six-seven") as its word of the year for 2025. The ...

The winning word "has all the hallmarks of brainrot," according to the website Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year Is '6-7.' but Is It Even a Word and What Does It Mean? Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com's ...

Dictionary.com has crowned 67, pronounced "six-seven", as its word of the year. The word has become a viral sensation among school students and social media users. It beat other contenders, including ...