In 2025, TikTok and social media became infamous for new slang, memes and viral trends. These viral trends ranged from catchphrases to food trends.

6-7

Six seven became popular as an internet phrase in 2025 after it first appeared in TikTok comments. Its origin is unclear which makes it even more interesting to others.

“I don’t even know why, I just love it. It makes me and my friends laugh,” said Colonia High School Senior, Jenna Sorce.

Six Seven represented how the internet often turns random words or numbers into inside jokes. Its popularity in 2025 is because of its randomness. It made people curious and makes others feel like they’re part of an online trend.

Cooked

Originally, cooked meant that something was finished or ruined, but online users made it slang for being embarrassed or defeated. TikTok and gaming streams spread the term, where people joked that they were cooked after failing a test, losing a match, or making a bad decision.

It became popular for being short, funny, and easy to use in many situations. The term became a common part of teen language and appeared in memes, captions, and every day conversations.

Italian Brainrot

Italian Brainrot is a type of absurd meme humor that uses dramatic Italian music and AI generated photos. These funny pictures of sharks wearing shoes or crocodiles as planes became extremely popular within middle and elementary school communities.

It became popular for its randomness and how different it felt from more polished content.

Hamster reaction photos

Hamster reaction photos are images of hamsters making expressive or funny faces that people use as reaction memes. The originated as hand drawn and the template quickly became popular based on the ability to express any emotion or character.

In pop culture, people used these images to react to news, jokes, and awkward situations. They became extremely popular due to the new TikTok update allowing users to upload photos into the comment sections of their videos.

Dubai Chocolate

Dubai Chocolate became popular after luxury food creators on TikTok showed expensive-looking chocolate bars filled with pistachio cream and gold details.

The trend influenced cafes and food producers to create more items like it. For example, Starbucks had their release of their Dubai Chocolate drink.

In 2025, Dubai Chocolate fascinated people because it looked rich and exclusive, even if most viewers never tried it. It also inspired many copycat recipes and food reviews.

Coldplay Couple

The Coldplay Couple trend started when fans shared videos of couples attending Coldplay concerts and reacting to emotionally to the music. However, when Coldplay’s relationship fancam revealed an affair between two major business CEO’s, their reaction became a viral meme across platforms.

“The meme is funny but most memes get overused, brands and corporations use memes and then it dies and isn’t funny anymore. Always remember, these big name companies are not your friends.” Said Brian Long, a teacher at Colonia High School

agreeing with Long, companies further use these memes to push their way onto your algorithm to make them seem trustable or relatable.

Labubu

Labubu is a designer toy character created by artist Kasing Lung and became popular through collectibles and social media. Its creepy-cute design stood out and attracted fans who liked unique art styles.

They also influenced blind-box culture and unboxing videos. The chase to find rare Labubu’s lead to an internet storm of people purchasing and reselling dozens of Labubus.

In 2025, collectible culture grew online, and people liked showing off items that felt rare and expressive.

100 men vs 1 gorilla

The 100 men vs 1 gorilla debate started as a joke question online asking who would win in a fight.

It spread across TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube, with people arguing seriously and humorously. The trend influenced pop culture by showing how absurd debates can unite the internet.

It stayed popular because it was funny, easy to discuss, and sparked endless arguments with some internet users creating rosters of celebrities to defeat one gorilla.

Chicken Jockey

Chicken Jockey comes from the 2025 Minecraft movie. It became popular through TikTok edits and viral videos of crazed fans trashing movie theaters at the delivery of the line.

It reminded people of classic gaming moments and internet humor. Minecraft has continued to stay relevant, and fans enjoyed reviving old jokes.

Clanker

Clanker is a slang term used to describe the uprising in Artificial Intelligence. It was originally used in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as a term for battle droids.

However, the internet has taken that line and used it as a derogatory term for AI after its rapid development over just a couple months. Its ability to fit well with ironic humor has helped boost its spread online.

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