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The numbers 437737 spell herpes when typed on a telephone keypad.

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437737

  1. (Internet slang) A shibboleth used by people with herpes to identify themselves, especially on online dating services.
    • 2017 June 24, Arti Patel, “Dating with an STI: 7 ways to navigate the (often harsh) dating world”, in Global News[1]:
      This, of course, is something only people with that STI would know. For example, herpes is 437737.