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Gr8 is internet and texting shorthand for great, using the number 8 to replace the letters e-a-t.
It emerged in early text messaging when character limits made brevity valuable: That sounds gr8!
The spelling feels dated now, associated with flip-phone era texting and early chat rooms, though it persists in casual online communication.
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Gr8 is internet and texting shorthand for great, using the number 8 to replace the letters e-a-t.
It emerged in early text messaging when character limits made brevity valuable: That sounds gr8!
The spelling feels dated now, associated with flip-phone era texting and early chat rooms, though it persists in casual online communication.
1. textspeak — awesome, Extremely impressive or overwhelming; cool (Calm or fashionable); amazing (Causing great wonder); excellent (Of superior quality); fantastic · nice · sweet · good · sick · lit · fire · dope · stellar · brilliant
2. abbreviation — 8, Single-digit number largest; eight (Number after seven); ate (Took in nourishment); m8 (Numeric slang for friend); h8 · w8 · sk8 · str8
quality/evaluationgr8 ≠ terrible Extremely poor or distressing; awful · horrible · bad · dreadful · lame
register/formalitygr8 ≠ great Large or excellent; excellent · wonderful · superb · magnificent · outstanding
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gr8