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Dictionary.com includes one viral term to be
word of the year
2025. Dictionary.com’s word of the year is 67, which often makes children and teenagers laugh when they say or hear it.
This term or word went viral and became very popular in mid-2025. 67 so far it has been more like an inside joke with an unclear meaning and has even gone viral on social media.
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Dictionary.com
says that its annual selection is a linguistic time capsule that reflects social trends and events.However, the site admitted that they were also a bit confused by “67.”
“Don’t worry, because we’re all still trying to figure out what it really means,” the site said in its announcement on
official page
on Tuesday (28/10).
“So what does 67 mean? Well, it’s complicated. Some say it means just normal, or ‘maybe this, maybe that,’ especially when combined with his signature hand gesture, where both palms face up and move alternately up and down.”
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Merriam-Webster calls 67 a “nonsense expression used primarily by teenagers and tweens.”
Some people just use it to frustrate adults when asked.However, according to Dictionary.com 67 does not mean anything.
“It’s meaningless, all over the place, and it doesn’t make sense. In other words, it has all the hallmarks of brainrot,” says Dictionary.com.
“However, it remains meaningful to the people who use it because of the connections it builds.”
Reasons for choosing 67
Dictionary.com says they look for words that influence the way people talk to each other and communicate online.
The site tracks search engines, news headlines, and social media trends to make its selections.
Based on online searches, they found usage of “67” spiked dramatically over the summer, and hasn’t slowed down, growing sixfold since June 2025.
“Word of the Year is not just about popular usage; it expresses the stories we tell about ourselves and how we have changed throughout the years,” the site says.
Beginning 67
It all seems to have started with rapper Skrilla’s 2024 song entitled Doot Doot (67).The song later appeared in a TikTok video featuring basketball players, including the NBA’s LaMelo Ball, who is 2 meters tall.
Then a boy, now known as “Kid 67”, shouted the commonly heard phrase while another child next to him played with his hands in a video that went viral this year and ended up on Dictionary.com.
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