In my [PyCon talk on ApplePy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhK5JNx0irA) I pronounced things like `0xD000` as "dee thousand". I felt a certain uneasiness at the time, but figured people would understand what I meant and it was quicker than saying "dee oh oh oh". 

Finally someone called me on it:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Just heard <a href="https://twitter.com/jtauber">@jtauber</a> call 0xD000 &quot;dee thousand&quot; and I&#39;m just like you can do that??????</p>&mdash; Joe Friedl (@joefriedl) <a href="https://twitter.com/joefriedl/statuses/373588003462991872">August 30, 2013</a></blockquote>

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Of course, you'd never call `0x10` "ten" so calling `0x1000` a "thousand" isn't much better. But then it occurred to me: **is there a name for things like `0x1000` such that you'd pronounce `0xD000` as "dee [that name]" ?**