adj
eighth
aytth
adj
1
Coming after seven others in a sequence; number 8 in an ordered list.
"This is the eighth time he's called today."
"She finished eighth in the marathon."
noun
1
One of eight equal parts of something.
"Cut the pizza into eighths."
2
(slang) An eighth of an ounce of marijuana or another drug, roughly 3.5 grams.
"He bought an eighth from the dispensary."
How to Use Eighth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe ordinal form of eight — eighth in a sequence, one part out of eight, or (slang) a small drug quantity.
When to use it
The drug-quantity sense is informal slang, common in the US.
Word Forms
eighthed past tense, eighths plural, eighths singular
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