Thursday, October 30, 2025

Sixes and Sevens

A variety of sources have been commenting on the Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) use of the two numbers 6, 7 spoken as "six seven" as a catchphrase or interjection. Seemingly it is used mostly as an irritating way to say "we're here and with it, while you're not."

A explanation I haven't seen so far is with the phrase "at sixes and sevens" meaning confused, disorganized or in disarray. I made the connection listening to the lyrics of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" in which Evita sings the following.

You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you.

Maybe the kids are saying their woke world is in disarray. If so they aren't wrong, although change for the better is coming, courtesy of His Orangeness, President Trump.