I can explain it better than the people using it right now. 6-7 is a social indicator of being “in” on the joke. It identifies people as part of a generation/movement.
This type of thing isn’t particularly unique. Like with “fuck your couch” it indicates that someone is a part of a social group.
The difference that the other poster is missing, is that, unlike previous stuff, where something like “fuck your couch” (to continue with the same example) has meaning outside of what it’s referencing, aka those are words that mean things, 6-7 doesn’t share the same informational bias.
“I can dig it”, even without knowing the social etymology of the phrase can be interpreted by a layman, more or less, for its relative meaning. Meanwhile 6-7 is impossible to comprehend without knowing what it is referencing.
… It actually comes from Philadelphia slang, but I also wouldn’t expect Gen alpha to know that either.
At least someone understands me.
I can explain it better than the people using it right now. 6-7 is a social indicator of being “in” on the joke. It identifies people as part of a generation/movement.
This type of thing isn’t particularly unique. Like with “fuck your couch” it indicates that someone is a part of a social group.
The difference that the other poster is missing, is that, unlike previous stuff, where something like “fuck your couch” (to continue with the same example) has meaning outside of what it’s referencing, aka those are words that mean things, 6-7 doesn’t share the same informational bias.
“I can dig it”, even without knowing the social etymology of the phrase can be interpreted by a layman, more or less, for its relative meaning. Meanwhile 6-7 is impossible to comprehend without knowing what it is referencing.
… It actually comes from Philadelphia slang, but I also wouldn’t expect Gen alpha to know that either.