W8

This is an English-language abbreviation used online, in text messages, and during gaming.

w8 = wait + eight

Filipinos usually combine it into a Taglish construction.

W8 lng.
= Weyt lang.
Just wait.

In English, the verb is a homophone for the noun weight. Homophonic means they sound the same though the words are spelled differently and mean different things.

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