‘67’ Named Word of the Year: Why a number was chosen instead of a word

It’s official. The Word of the Year for 2025 is not a word at all. Dictionary.com has crowned “67” as the defining expression of the year, a viral, meaningless, meme-fuelled number that somehow managed to capture the collective chaos of the internet. It is part song lyric, part social media chant and part generational inside joke. The number has been shouted in classrooms, echoed in TikToks, parodied in South Park and even used by teachers to get students’ attention. Nobody can quite explain why “67” matters, and that is precisely why it does. “67” began its life as a throwaway lyric in the 2024 song Doot Doot by rapper Skrilla, who raps, “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway.” There was no intended depth to the phrase, but the internet thrives on absurdity. Within months, the two