A balcony gesture aimed at schoolchildren
On Monday, Javier Milei appeared on the balcony of the Casa Rosada and greeted a group of children visiting Plaza de Mayo. Flanked by members of his cabinet, the Argentine president performed the hand movement known as six seven, a gesture that quickly became the most shared image of the day. Sandra Pettovello, the minister of human capital, began the sequence in front of the students, and Milei copied it while laughing. Karina Milei, the general secretary of the presidency, also took part in the lighthearted exchange with the school group.[S1][S2]
The scene unfolded on a day when Milei received the prince of Malta and chaired a cabinet meeting, according to reporting on the day's agenda. The gesture was directed at the children on their school visit and was encouraged by that small audience. Beyond the humor, the moment drew attention because it coincided with widespread expectation about Milei's position on the result of Brazil's presidential runoff, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of the Argentine leader.[S2]
Where the six seven meme came from
Six seven is a viral meme that involves saying the two numbers while moving both hands, palms up, alternating their positions as if they were the pans of a balance. It has no single meaning or fixed literal interpretation. The phrase originated in the song Doot Doot (6 7) by the American rapper Skrilla, released in 2024, and its popularity grew during 2025 through TikTok and Instagram videos, especially those connected to NBA player LaMelo Ball, whose height is 6 feet 7 inches.[S1][S2]
Skrilla has said he never intended to give the expression a definitive meaning. In remarks to the Wall Street Journal, he stated that he never assigned it a real meaning and still would not want to, adding that this is why everyone keeps saying it. That ambiguity helped it spread. Over time, six seven became a humorous code for Generation Alpha and part of Generation Z, used as a joke, an absurd reply or a way of joining a shared trend without conveying a specific message.[S1]
One account traces the gesture to a school basketball game in the United States, where a teenager celebrated a play by shouting the phrase at a camera while making the movement. It then spread from TikTok across platforms, first in the United States and later worldwide, generating new memes and even songs. The numbers are also said to match the height of the Minnesota Timberwolves guard in the US measurement: 6 feet 7 inches, or 2.01 meters. In Argentina and across South America, the gesture has expanded further through so-called aura battles, where six seven is a common resource.[S2]
An ambiguous code of belonging
The gesture is not a greeting or a verbal tic. It could be translated as more or less, as an absurdity, or as nothing at all. It is essentially a kind of celebration, but above all a code of generational belonging. Its viral success rests on the fact that many people encountered and consumed it in the same instant surge, which is why it travels easily from social platforms into public appearances by political figures.[S1][S2]
