"808" meaning in English

See 808 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} 808
  1. (often with "the") Hawaii, after the 808 area code. Tags: often, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-808-en-name-yQWGLPM4

Noun

Forms: 808s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 808 (plural 808s)
  1. A Roland TR-808 drum machine. Categories (topical): Electronics, Music, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-808-en-noun--kip7wlT Disambiguation of Electronics: 2 44 27 28 Disambiguation of Music: 2 55 20 24 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 2 59 19 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 76 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 74 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 76 9 12
  2. A synthesized drum or bass sound that emulates the sound of a Roland TR-808.
    Sense id: en-808-en-noun-ZtjrVd2O
  3. A synthesized drum or bass sound that emulates the sound of a Roland TR-808.
    (music, chiefly hip-hop) A bassline or sub-bassline, or the sound used for such.
    Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-808-en-noun-gQNjOe11 Topics: dancing, entertainment, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports

Inflected forms

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