eight·y-six or 86 (  t -s ks)tr.v. eight·y-sixed or 86·ed, eight·y-six·ing or 86·ing, eight·y-six·es 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. [Perhaps after Chumley's bar and restaurant at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village, New York City.] |
eighty-six - "Reject, discard"—may be rhyming slang for "nix."
See also related terms for reject.
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