tr.v. Slang, eight·y-sixed, or 86·ed, eight·y-six·ing, or 86·ing, eight·y-six·es, or 86·es.
- To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
- To throw out; eject.
- To throw away; discard.
[Perhaps after Chumley's bar and restaurant at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village, New York City.]
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