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Rutgers: How 6-7 Became the Word of the Year
November 01, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 30, 2025, with Kristen Syrett, professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics in the School of Arts and Sciences:

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How 6-7 Became the Word of the Year

This year, Dictionary.com selected a word of the year that is not even technically a word - it's more of an inside joke among young people that technically has no meaning. But if you've had a conv . . .

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