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What is "24/7"?

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Rebecca

24/7 is a reference to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means that something or someone seems to be doing an action all the time, nonstop. It can be used as an exaggeration or in a literal sense. Steven is saying that the women want to show him attention every single day, all day. This would be considered an exaggeration of the term 24/7. Some stores are open all hours of the day, every single day. This is considered a literal sense of the term 24/7. Exaggeration Ex: The dog seems to bark 24/7. Literal Ex: The store is open 24/7.

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