jó8

Hungarian

Etymology

From jó éjt (“good night”), with éjt (accusative singular of éj (“night”)) replaced by 8 due to the fact that it is a homophone of English eight. Compare German GN8, from gute Nacht (“good night”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːeːjt]

Phrase

jó8

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of jó éjt (“good night”)
    • 2004 August 31, Reszegi Miklos, “Re: Érdekes mail szerver viselkedés”, in hun.lists.mlf.linux‎[1] (Usenet):
      Nagyon szépen köszönök mindenkinek minden segítséget, és ezt azért írtam, hogy más nehogy így járjon! ¶ Jó8 Nektek!
      Thank you very much to everyone for all the help, and I wrote this so that others wouldn't end up like this! ¶ Good night to you all!
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