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88
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Translingual
Etymology 1
88 (number)
Arabic numerals: from mul 80 the cardinal number eighty 8 the cardinal number eight.
Symbol
mul numeral symbol previous 87 next 89
The cardinal number eighty-eight.
Etymology 2
Symbol
mul symbol
mul amateur radio Morse code An informal way to end a transition to a loved one: "love"; "hugs and kisses".
Etymology 3
From mul HH, an abbreviation of en Heil Hitler with the letters replaced by their numerical position in the alphabet.
Symbol
mul symbol
mul Heil Hitler mul neo-Nazism Used to signify Heil Hitler.
mul 2025-05-23 Charlie Warzel What Are People Still Doing on X? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/05/stop-using-x/682931/ 2025-06-15 The couple set their funding goal at $88,000—a reference, almost assuredly, to “88,” a neo-Nazi code for “Heil Hitler.”
Derived terms
mul 1488
See also
2 Symbols for eighty-eight in various numeral systems
Chinese numerals: 捌拾捌, 八十八
Eastern Arabic numerals: mul Arab ٨٨
Tibetan numerals: ༨༨
Hindi numerals: ८८
Gujarati numerals: ૮૮
Gurmukhi numerals: ੮੮
Bengali numerals: ৮৮
Odia numerals: ୮୮
Telugu numerals: ౮౮
Kannada numerals: ೮೮
Malayalam numerals: ൮൮
Tamil numerals: ௮௰௮
Khmer numerals: ៨៨
Thai numerals: ๘๘
Lao numerals: ໘໘
Myanmar numerals: ၈၈
Amharic numerals: ፰፲፰
Mongolian numerals: ᠘᠘
Limbu numerals: ᥎᥎
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Further reading
88 https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/88
Category:Hindu-Arabic script
mul Adolf Hitler
English
88<dab>
Noun
en dated military en German 88 WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece.
Chinese
Etymology
From 拜拜, from zh en bye-bye.
Pronunciation
báibái,bāibái,bàibài,bābā baai1 baai3 intj
Interjection
zh interjection
zh slang text messaging internet slang bye-bye
Synonyms
zh 再見
Derived terms
zh 886 881 898
zh number homophones