twenty-five/eight

See also: twenty-five-eight

English

Alternative forms

• twenty-five-eight

Etymology

An alteration of twenty-four/seven, implying “twenty-five hours a day, eight days a week”.

Adverb

twenty-five/eight (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, hyperbolic) Unceasingly.
   • 2002: Zane, The Heat Seekers, page 184

     “Dang!” Tempest shook her head and rolled her eyes. “You make it sound like homie hangs downtown twenty-five/eight.”

Translations

colloquial, hyperbolic: unceasingly

• French: sans arrêt (fr), non-stop (fr), sans mollir, sans débander
• Spanish: sin cesar, sin respiro, sin aflojar

Noun

twenty-five-eight (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Unwavering constancy.
   • 2007: Darren Dowler, The War of Angels, page 117

     “Folks, we got a job to do for our world. For our species. For every species on this planet. Can I count on you, and I mean all of you, twenty-four-seven until we resolve this thing? I’ll be right there beside you. First on the field, last off. You work with me twenty-four-seven, I’ll give you twenty-five-eight. Can I count on you?”

   • 2009: Michele Grant, Heard It All Before, page 197

     “I hear you, but I can’t stay on her twenty-four-seven. I won’t.”
     “And I hear you, but she needs twenty-five-eight. You take the risk.”

Translations

unwavering constancy