Viral ‘6-7’ tops list of overused words in 2025APRespondents 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. Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual “Banished Words List,” released yesterday by Lake Superior State University. Photo: APAbout 1,400 submissions came from all 50 US states and a number of countries outside the US, including Uzbekistan, Brazil and Japan, Lake Superior State said. “The list definitely represents the fad and vernacular trends of the younger generation,” Lake Superior State University president David Travis said. Each number can be spoken aloud as “six, seven.” They even can be combined as the number 67; at college basketball games, some fans explode when a team reaches that point total.

Source: Taipei Times January 01, 2026 17:30 UTC