Dictionary.com has released its word of the year for 2025, which may be confusing, especially if you're not a Gen Alpha.

The word of the year for 2025 is 67, pronounced six seven, Dictionary.com announced on Oct. 29. The word is somewhat of a slang, and means “so-so,” or “maybe this, maybe that,” especially when paired with its signature hand gesture, where both palms face up and move alternately up and down, according to Dictionary.com.

"Perhaps the most defining feature of 67 is that it’s impossible to define. It’s meaningless, ubiquitous, and nonsensical," Dictionary.com writes. "Still, it remains meaningful to the people who use it because of the connection it fosters. 67 shows the speed at which a new word can rocket around the world as a rising generation enters the global con

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