Eightyeight

The Eighty-eight (88) is the natural number between 87 and 89. It is just .

Meanings and connections

In the Asian culture (especially in Chinese ) 88 is considered the most important lucky number. Phone numbers and license plates with these digits (especially at the end) are very popular - exorbitant sums of money are paid for them in Hong Kong.
Neo-Nazism : The number 88 is used by neo-Nazis as a disguised Hitler salute : The eighth letter of the alphabet is the H; the 88 thus stands for HH, an abbreviation of Heil Hitler (see also right-wing extremist symbols and signs ).
Nevertheless, the Brandenburg Higher Regional Court found in September 2005 that the use of the number 88 was “not necessarily punishable”. In Austria , too, proceedings regarding an 8.88 km long hiking route were discontinued in 2018.
The expression “It doesn't matter 88” is based on the fact that “88”, no matter how mirrored, still looks like “88” ( mirror symmetry ).
Funk: 88 is the abbreviation for “love and kisses” in the amateur radio / CB radio language.
Chinese chat slang: In Chinese chat , 88 is the abbreviation for “byebye”. The number 8 is pronounced “ba” or “bai” in Chinese.
Armory : Pronounced as "eight-eight", it is the abbreviation for the 8.8 cm flak used by the German Wehrmacht .

Poker : The starting hand combination 88 in "Texas Hold'em" is also known as "the snowmen".

88 is the standardized, typical number of keys on a piano . (even if the number of keys on the organ and keyboards can be lower)

Astronomy : There have been 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union since 1922 .

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