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

Dictionary.com's most recent Word of the Year is actually a number. The online dictionary named "6-7" as the 2025 Word of the Year Oct. 28. The word — or, rather, number — has become a popular slang term in recent months, particularly for members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Dictionary.com has officially announced their ‘Word of the Year’ for 2025. Whatever word that you’re thinking, it’s probably not that. Western Mass News got answers from local librarians on what this word means, and at this point, what a word even is.

The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word of the Year is "6-7" (also "six-seven" and "67"), a slang phrase popularly used by Gen Alpha. Some interpret the phrase to mean "so-so" or "maybe this, maybe that," according to a Dictionary.com news release.

Even though much of the adult world hasn't quite figured out what it means, '67' is the word of the year. Here's what it means and why.

Word of the Year for 2025, and for those not up to speed on current slang, at least they have a place to look it up.