Definition

(noun, verb) A short Franco-English slang for witness.

The number eight (8) is "huit" in French - with the letter h being silent. So it is pronounced almost like the word "witness."

Example Usage

"I'm 8nessing the avalanche distances away from the mountain."
"According to the 8nesses, a man looked up at the blank sky. That's just it."

Origin

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