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- verb informal To
cancel anorder forfood . - verb informal To
remove an item from themenu . - verb informal To
throw out ;discard . - verb informal To
deny service. - noun the number
eighty-six
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- adjective being six more than eighty
Etymologies
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Unknown. The OED suggests possible rhyming slang for nix.
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burntsox commented on the word 86
Agent 86: everyone's favorite secret agent man.
March 19, 2008