‘What does it mean? No one knows’: six-seven meme invades UK classrooms

A survey of 10,000 teachers found that 90% of younger teachers have heard the viral phrase ‘six-seven’ called out. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Pictures

Teachers call it “the most brain dead meme” but six-seven slang has invaded classrooms across the UK, with students even painting the numbers on their faces and leaving staff perplexed.

A survey of 10,000 teachers found that four out of five working in secondary schools had heard the viral phrase called out last week, with the percentage soaring to 90% among younger teachers.