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fromMail Online
11 hours agoStop faffing around! Study reveals Britain's favourite idioms
Traditional British idioms are increasing in use, with social media reshaping them through memes, GIFs, and hybrid slang.
Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say " 6-7 " is "cooked" and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year.
Social media is buzzing with reports that the Southern California chain has stopped numbering its orders 67 because the term "six-seven" is meaningful to youthful social media users. The reasons aren't clear, according to Dictionary.com, which declared "6-7" the word of the year in October. The website calls it an example of brainrot slang, meaning it stems for low quality digital media content. Six-seven has no fixed meaning and is a bit of an inside joke to its users, according to news reports. But some sources trace its origins to a 2024 song by rapper Skrilla called "Doot Doot (6-7)" and its use in TikTok videos by 6-foot-7 basketball player LaMelo Ball.