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The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children

  • Written by Rebekah Willett, Professor in the Information School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of childrenThere's a long history of children revising, adapting and remixing language and games.Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Many adults are breathing a sigh of relief as the 6-7 meme fades away as one of the biggest kid-led global fads of 2025.

In case you managed to miss it, 6-7 is a slang term – spoken aloud as “six...

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