eighty-six
numeral
- 1
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-five and preceding eighty-seven.
verb
- 1
To cancel an order for food.
“eighty-six the ham and eggs for table two!”
- 2
To remove an item from the menu.
“"Yes, I'd like the tomato soup." / "I'm sorry sir, that's been eighty-sixed - would you like a salad instead?"”
- 3
To remove or eject, as a disruptive customer.
“Ryan and his friends got too rowdy at the bar, so they were eighty-sixed.”
- 4
To throw out; discard.
“"We finally had to eighty-six that old printer after it jammed one too many times."”
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