- eighty-six
- 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 (Cf. nix).
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eighty-six — • eighty six (86) v. eliminate someone or something; nix. 86 it … English slang
eighty-six — ☆ eighty six [āt΄ē siks′ ] vt. Slang 1. to eject from, or refuse to serve at, a place where alcoholic drinks are sold, as because of drunkenness 2. to cut off, eject, eliminate, kill, etc.: Also written 86 … English World dictionary
eighty-six — verb a) To cancel an order for food. eighty six the ham and eggs for table two! b) To remove an item from the menu. eighty six the lobster bisque we wont have the lobster delivery until tomorrow. Syn: 86, LXXXVI, nix, ixnay … Wiktionary
eighty-six it — take it off the list, it is one too many, smithwright it Our menu has too many entrees. Let s eighty six the beef stroganoff … English idioms
eighty-six — adjective being six more than eighty • Syn: ↑86, ↑lxxxvi • Similar to: ↑cardinal … Useful english dictionary
eighty six — Synonyms and related words: abandon, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, chuck, deep six, discard, dispose of, ditch, dump, eliminate, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, give away, jettison, jilt, part with, reject, remove, slough, throw… … Moby Thesaurus
eighty-six — eight′y six′ v. t. sl. 1) cvb sts to refuse to serve (a customer) at a bar or restaurant 2) cvb sts to reject; discard • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
eighty-six — or 86 transitive verb Etymology: probably rhyming slang for 3nix Date: 1959 slang to refuse to serve (a customer); also to get rid of ; throw out … New Collegiate Dictionary
eighty-six — /ay tee siks /, n. 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. adj. 5 … Universalium
eighty six — Meaning To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant. To throw away. Origin Perhaps from Chumley s Bar and restaurant at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village NYC … Meaning and origin of phrases
