eighty-eight noun 2number 2forms 2 noun2 •(slang) A piano (from the number of keys) •A butterfly of the genera Callicore, Perisama, or Diaethria, some of which have a pattern on their wings similar to the digits "88". number2 •Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88 •An abbreviation for 'Hugs and kisses' in amateur radio. Used especially in Morse code. formseighty eights · eighty-eights