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... If you're a teacher and you're hearing students blabbing out "six-seven," then I feel sorry for you. I babysat some kids last weekend, and all they wanted to do was watch brainrot and shout out stupid phrases. You'd think shouting it out at school would be enough, but clearly not.
The phrase apparently came from rapper Skrilla's song "Doot Doot" and then spread through NBA memes and TikTok videos.
It's a ritualistic call-and-response that older generations are left grappling with, so we spoke to an expert to get the lowdown on the how and why.
Dr. Debra Kissen, clinical psychologist and CEO of Light On Anxiety Treatment Center, explains, "What's funnier than absurdity, especially when no adult has any idea what you're talking about?"
She also points out a shared language that separates kids from authorities. "It's social glue through nonsense."
When I was in school, we would sing absurd chants in the playground, now unpublishable, but certainly absurd. We'd giggle, we'd goof, we were giddy.
This is no different. While it's annoying in and of itself, there's no point in wrestling with the meaning, as that's exactly what they want. ...
