What Does This Mean?

88

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Chinese InternetCLUSTER: number_homophones

Chinese chat shorthand for goodbye: the numerals 88 are read bā bā, which sounds like 拜拜 (bye-bye). It is typed at the end of a conversation.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"不早了，我先下线了，88！"

LORE & ORIGIN

One of the Chinese number-homophone codes used in chat rooms, forums and SMS, where digits stand in for similar-sounding words. Zh.wiktionary labels 88 as SMS and internet slang derived from 拜拜 (bàibai), itself from English bye-bye, and lists 886 as a derived form. No single first use is documented.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (number-homophone chat shorthand of Chinese online chat; first use not documented)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2000s

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:886 8888

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (number-homophone chat shorthand of Chinese online chat; first use not documented)

NOW

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