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eight·y-six or 86   (ā'tē-sĭks')
tr.v.   eight·y-sixed or 86·ed, eight·y-six·ing or 86·ing, eight·y-six·es or 86·es Slang
  1. To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
    1. To throw out; eject.
    2. To throw away; discard.

[Perhaps after Chumley's bar and restaurant at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village, New York City.]
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