eightysix
tiˈsɪks noun
1.
a cardinal number, 80 plus 6.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 86 or LXXXVI.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
4.
Slang. a customer considered undesirable or unwelcome and refused service at a bar or restaurant.
adjective
5.
amounting to 86 in number.
6.
Slang. sold out; out of stock.
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Eightysix
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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verb (used with object) Slang.
7.
to refuse to serve (an undesirable or unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
8.
to reject; discard.
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Word Origin & History
eighty-six
slang for "eliminate," 1936, originated at lunch counters, a cook's word for "none" when asked for something not available, probably rhyming slang for nix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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eighty-six definitionand 86
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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