808

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Proper noun

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808

  1. (often with "the") Hawaii, after the 808 area code.

Noun

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808 (plural 808s)

  1. A Roland TR-808 drum machine.
  2. A synthesized drum or bass sound that emulates the sound of a Roland TR-808.
    1. (music, chiefly hip-hop) A bassline or sub-bassline, or the sound used for such.
      • 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 129:
        He too is filling the pocket, darting in the space between the 808 and the glittering melody, closing the distance with his short lines and ad libs.