'Six-seven' voted children's slang word of the year

It didn't come in sixth or seventh place - but first!

'Six-seven' has been voted slang word of the year for kids, following a survey from Oxford University Press.

'Aura' came second and 'Delulu' third.

The research revealed that 72% of the children who took part said it was important to have words they could only use with friends, and a quarter said they associated 'six-seven' with "fun" and having a "laugh".

But more than one in 10 children did admit they thought 'six-seven' has no meaning!

Want to know more about the words of the year? Read on to find out...

The survey, which was carried out in 2025 and got opinions from almost 5,000 children across the UK aged 6-14, saw nearly half pick six-seven as their slang word of the year.

Research showed that children like to use it amongst themselves as fun, despite it having no real meaning.

'Aura', which came in second, can refer to a person's vibe or coolness, with someone able to "lose aura points" for uncool behaviour or "gain aura points" for impressive acts.

'Delulu', in third place, comes from the word delusional, and has a similar definition, meaning believing things that are not real or true.

In 2024, the top choices were slay, sigma, and skibidi.

Other results from the survey, saw more than a third of children chose 'peace' as their overall word of the year.

Andrea Quincey, from Oxford University Press, says every year they see how "attuned children are to current affairs" and that 2025 was "no different".

When the young people were asked why they chose peace, some mentioned the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Artificial intelligence (AI) was the runner up for the second year in a row.

Like last year, children were positive when asked how the word AI made them feel, using words like "excited" or "exciting".

Oxford University Press has been running the Children's Word of the Year since 2014.

What do you think of the words? What would you pick?

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