My Kid is Saying 6-7…Can I Say It Too?

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by ICYMI host Kate Lindsay to discuss viral slang like “67” and “41” and what it all means. They unpack the difference between “bro” and “bruh” (it’s huge!), why the harmless bit of brain rot might actually be good for kids, and more! Later, they discuss a listener's question: “how do I, a childless aunt, talk to my nieces and nephews without it feeling awkward”. Also. Sphincter says what? If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:07.2	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show that's as honest and messy as parenting itself.
0:12.3	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch, goose.
0:16.3	I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 9. And we are still in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast that's called The Best Advice Show. I am dad to Noah, who's 8, and Ami, who's 5. We live in Detroit. Hey, I'm Lucy Lopez. I'm on another podcast, the Mamasita Rica. I'm mother to Amelia, who's 15, Avery, who's 12, and we live in Miami, Florida.
0:40.0	And this week, we're joined by special guest, Kate Lindsay.
0:44.1	Kate, can you please introduce yourself?
0:46.3	Hi, thank you for having me.
0:48.3	Yes, I'm Kate Lindsay.
0:50.1	I am the host of ICYMI, which is Slate's podcast about internet culture. I am the mom of I-C-Y-M-I, which is Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:55.6	I am the mom of partner and Ruby.
0:58.5	They are three years old, and they are cats.
1:01.3	Love that.
1:02.7	Meow!
1:03.4	So Kate is here for a very special episode, all about kids slang, which we have been
1:07.6	talking about in the Slack for a while.
1:10.0	Kate, you host the Internet Culture Show.
1:11.6	Like you said, I see why am I.
1:13.6	So you're very tuned into what is going on in a way that a lot of parents,
1:16.6	at least I'll speak for myself, am not.
1:19.6	I think the big one right now that's getting a lot of attention is of course the 6-7 craves.
1:26.6	So we're going to dig into what the whole thing means,
1:29.5	what other phrases you've probably been hearing around your house.
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