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单词 86
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86


eight·y-six

or 86 (ā′tē-sĭks′)tr.v. eight·y-sixed, eight·y-six·ing, eight·y-six·es or 86ed or 86·ing or 86·es Slang 1. To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.2. a. To throw out; eject.b. To throw away; discard.
[Probably from waiters' and bartenders' slang of the 1920s and 1930s, originally used to indicate that an item on the menu was not available, perhaps rhyming slang for nix.]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.86 - being six more than eighty86 - being six more than eighty eighty-six, lxxxvicardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

86


86

1. To eject someone from an establishment without serving them. The boss hates this guy and wants us to 86 him.2. To cancel or stop something. Why would they 86 the plans for renovations? The building is practically falling apart.3. To dispose of something. Ugh, can we please 86 the cole slaw? Just looking at it is making me nauseous.

eighty-six something

Sl. to throw something away. Let's eighty-six this stew and go out and get some decent pizza.

eighty-six

and 86 tv. to dispose of someone or something; to nix someone or something. He wants $400? Eighty-six that! We can’t afford it.

86

verbSee eighty-six

86


AcronymDefinition
86[not an acronym] slang; throw away, discard or make no longer available; in a restaurant, refuse to serve

86


  • adj

Synonyms for 86

adj being six more than eighty

Synonyms

  • eighty-six
  • lxxxvi

Related Words

  • cardinal
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