twenty-five/eight meaning (colloquial): definition

twenty-five/eight

adv

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

“Dang!” Tempest shook her head and rolled her eyes. “You make it sound like homie hangs downtown twenty-five/eight.”2002, Zane, The Heat Seekers, page 184:

noun

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

Colloquial Unwavering constancy.

“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?”2007, Darren Dowler, The War of Angels, page 117:
“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.”2009, Michele Grant, Heard It All Before, page 197: