In-N-Out removes ’67’ from its ordering system after viral ‘6-7’ trend

In-N-Out Burger has officially removed the number “67” from its ticket ordering system, amid the viral “6-7” trend.

PEOPLE confirms that the West Coast burger chain has removed “67” from orders, much to the detriment of crowds of teenagers who lined up to wait impatiently for the number to be called. An employee at a Los Angeles location confirmed to PEOPLE that the number was removed about a month ago and added that In-N-Out had also banned the number “69” from its ticketing system.

PEOPLE reached out to In-N-Out corporate headquarters for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Discussions surrounding the removal of “67” from In-N-Out’s system began on Reddit when a user noted, “While I was at work last night, I noticed that every time I got to number 66, and then to the next customer, it would just go to number 68, and it would skip 67. Now I’m curious if or why they removed it.” »

Commenters were quick to explain the significance of this number, noting that the skipped numbers could be linked to the viral “6-7” trend.

“Viral 6-7, all the kids are screaming these days. My in and out also skips that after a while the kids kept making noise when the number was called,” one person responded.

Another commenter said they “didn’t think much” about removing the “67,” to which someone responded, “You’re probably over 15.”

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The phrase “six seven” does not appear to have any specific meaning, but is commonly associated with the song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by Skrilla which features the recurring lyric “6-7″, as well as NBA star LaMelo Ball due to his height, which is 6’7”.

Last year, “67” was immortalized as Dictionary.com’s choice of word of the year, defined as “a viral and ambiguous slang term that has found its way through Gen Alpha social media and school hallways.”

“Although the term is largely nonsense, some argue that it means ‘so-so’ or ‘maybe this, maybe that,’ particularly when associated with a hand gesture where both palms face upward and move alternately up and down,” the official definition reads, adding: “Due to its murky and shifting usage, it is an example of cerebral slang and is intended to be absurd and playful.”

While explaining the meaning at the time, Dictionary Media Group’s director of lexicology, Steve Johnson, told CBS News: “Something that you would have thought would have disappeared, it has only grown more and more, snowballing into some sort of cultural phenomenon.” »

In-N-Out isn’t the only restaurant to take note of this trend. In November, Wendy’s and Pizza Hut embraced the now-common phrase, adding a “67-cent Frosty deal” and “67-cent wings” to their respective menus.