86 (term)
Eighty-six or 86 is U.S. English slang. It means to get rid of by refusing to serve.[1][2] When an establishment does not want to let you in, and wants to get rid of you, it gives an excuse, such as:
- We're all out of that
- 30 bucks for entrance
In gang language:
- He was 86'd (= he was murdered)
In rhyming language:
- It rhymes with nix, and means the same thing.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Dundes, Alan (2001). "An uplifting origin of 86". American Speech. 76 (4): 437–440. doi:10.1215/00031283-76-4-437. S2CID 143761197.
- ↑ "Definition of 86 by Merriam-Webster". Merriam-Webster. October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-21.