Eighty-six or 86 is American English slang used primarily in the hospitality industry and sometimes in the military. In the hospitality industry, it is used to indicate that an item is no longer …

We’ve all heard someone use the term 86 in reference to doing away with something. There are a few schools of thought behind where the saying came from.

Eighty-six is slang meaning "to throw out," "to get rid of," or "to refuse service to." It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal …

Definition: To get rid of something; to cancel an order for a food item that is no longer available. The expression first appeared in the first half of the 1900s. The exact origin is unclear, but the …

Mar 9, 2009 · To 86 someone is to bar them off your property. The term is mostly used in bars throughout the U.S. There has been lots of speculation as to where the term originated but the …

Mar 9, 1984 · The term derives via a roundabout route from a number code allegedly in wide use in 1920s diners and soda fountains. 86 supposedly meant, “We’re all out of the item ordered,” …

Aug 16, 2019 · The term originated during the Korean war, a reference to the F-86 fighter jet; when an F-86 shot down an enemy plane, it was 86’d. The United States also has a Uniform …

May 16, 2019 · 86 is a term from Las Vegas back when it was ran by mobsters. If someone was caught cheating gambling, or Crossed the wrong person, They were taken 8 miles out into the …

Feb 17, 2005 · While commonly used in restaurants to trash something or get rid of it for the day, other people use 86 to abandon something or someone.

Usually in text messaging, the number 86 is used as a code to mean "to get rid of or delete something." It is thought to have derived from a speakeasy (an illegal drinking den during the …