The so-called “six–seven” meme traces its origins to a brief viral street-interview clip that circulated widely on social media platforms in the early 2020s, in which a participant enthusiastically misheard or misinterpreted a question and responded with the emphatic phrase “six, seven.” Detached from its original conversational context, the utterance was rapidly reappropriated by online communities as an instance of absurdist humour, valued less for semantic content than for its rhythmic delivery and exaggerated confidence. Through processes familiar to digital folklore—decontextualisation, repetition, and ironic citation—the phrase evolved into a meme signifying playful non sequitur, mock authority, or deliberate misunderstanding. Its endurance reflects broader patterns in internet culture, wherein minimal linguistic units are elevated to comedic significance precisely because of their triviality, inviting collective participation in a shared, knowingly pointless joke.