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General Slang
3s and 8s
· phrase · trucker
Best wishes — the CB sign-off.
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A friendly sign-off between operators, meaning best regards and best wishes. Comes from old amateur radio Q-code shorthand: '73' meant 'best regards' and '88' meant 'love and kisses.' CBers shortened both into 'threes and eights' as a way to wrap up a conversation warmly without getting soppy about it.
“Alright driver, I'm gonna grab some shut-eye. Threes and eights to ya.”
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3s and 8s In A Sentence
Alright driver, I'm gonna grab some shut-eye. Threes and eights to ya.
Origin & Usage
From amateur (ham) radio Q-codes / number codes: 73 = best regards, 88 = love and kisses. Both date back to 19th-century American Morse telegraph code.
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