Parents everywhere are likely frightened to count to 10 in their own homes, lest they tempt their children by getting to the numbers six and seven.

If that means nothing to you, then you've successfully avoided the 6-7 meme . Congrats to you and your blissfully offline life. That sounds healthy.

But for the logged-on masses, kids saying six-seven to everything has simply become a fact of life. And yes, that is pretty much it: people are just saying six-seven in a particular cadence...and that is the meme. It's everywhere right now — and it has a somewhat peculiar origin story.

How the 6-7 meme started

In short, the meme comes from a rap track called "Doot Doot" by Skrilla , during which he sings "6-7" in the familiar cadence. Know Your Meme notes this is likely a reference to a s

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