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eighty-six
or 86
[ ey-tee-siks ]
/ ˈeɪ tiˈsɪks /
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noun
adjective
amounting to 86 in number.
Slang. sold out; out of stock.
verb (used with object) Slang.
to refuse to serve (an undesirable or unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
to reject; discard.
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Origin of eighty-six
First recorded in 1930–35, as slang term in bars and restaurants; sense “refuse” perhaps as rhyming slang for nix1
Words nearby eighty-six
eighty-ninth, eighty-one, eighty-second, eighty-seven, eighty-seventh, eighty-six, eighty-sixth, eighty-third, eighty-three, eighty-two, Eijkman
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