English
Etymology 1
Used since the 1990s. From the number of letters in each word of the phrase.[1]
Phrase
637
- (text messaging, chiefly pager slang) always and forever
- 143 637 ― I love you always and forever
AZN pride 637
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Etymology 2
From the hull number of the first boat of the class, USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine
Proper noun
637
- (US, nautical, military) The Sturgeon class of attack submarine.
- Alternative forms: 637-class, 637 class
- Synonyms: Sturgeon class, Sturgeon
- Hypernyms: class, ship class, boat class, sub class
- Coordinate term: sturgeon
Noun
637 (plural 637s)
- (US, nautical, military) A submarine of the Sturgeon class
- Alternative forms: 637-boat, 637 boat, 637-sub, 637 sub
- Synonyms: Sturgeon boat, Sturgeon sub
- Hypernyms: boat, sub, submarine
- Coordinate term: sturgeon