Octothorpe
A name for the # sign that Hank says began as a joke in Bell Labs manuals; he prefers it to pound, number or hash sign.
Origin on the channel: Hank champions 'octothorpe', which he says began as a Bell Labs joke name for #, as the best name for the symbol: 'we'll always have octothorpe' (title bit). — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey 00:03:05
in-group term (word) · in 2 videos, 2014 · last heard 2014
- First in the videos: 2014-10-24 · #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey 00:03:05
- Last in the videos: 2014-10-28 · The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! 00:01:03
- Running bit: Hank's 'octothorpe' as the name for the # sign (2014) — 1 origin, 1 variant
Videos per year: 2014: 2
Forms heard
How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.
| form | videos | first heard | last heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| “octothorpe” | 2 | 2014-10-24 · #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey 00:03:05 | 2014-10-28 · The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! 00:01:03 |
| “octothorpes” | 1 | 2014-10-28 · The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! 00:01:03 |
Every video
2014
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-24 | #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey 00:03:05 | origin | Hank champions 'octothorpe', which he says began as a Bell Labs joke name for #, as the best name for the symbol: 'we'll always have octothorpe' (title bit). |
| 2014-10-28 | The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! 00:01:03 | variant | John stretches 'octothorpe' to mean room left inside a creation for other people to create, and closes by calling Hank the best at building things with octothorpes inside them. · “octothorpes” |