88

Sense 3 ("Heil Hitler") is derived from HH, an abbreviation of Heil Hitler with the letters replaced by their numerical position in the alphabet.

88 (previous 87, next 89)

1. the number eighty-eight
2. (amateur radio, Morse code) An informal way to end a transition to a loved one: "love"; "hugs and kisses".
4. (neo-Nazism) Used to signify Heil Hitler.
   • 2025 May 23, Charlie Warzel, “What Are People Still Doing on X?”, in The Atlantic‎^[1] (in English), Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 15 June 2025:

     The couple set their funding goal at $88,000—a reference, almost assuredly, to “88,” a neo-Nazi code for “Heil Hitler.”

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• 88 (number) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “88”, in Hate on Display, Anti-Defamation League, (Can we date this quote?)

88 (plural 88s)

1. (dated, military) Ellipsis of German 88 (“WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece”).

From 拜拜 (bàibai), from English bye-bye.

88

1. (slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye