eighty-six

or 86 (ā'tē-sĭks')
tr.v. Slang, eight·y-sixed, or 86·ed, eight·y-six·ing, or 86·ing, eight·y-six·es, or 86·es.

1. To refuse to serve (an unwelcome customer) at a bar or restaurant.
2. 1. To throw out; eject.
   2. To throw away; discard.

[Perhaps after Chumley's bar and restaurant at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village, New York City.]

(AY-tee SIKS)
verb tr., also 86
1. To throw out; discard; reject.
2. To refuse to serve (a customer).

adjective
Sold-out (of an item).

noun
An undesirable customer, one who is denied service.

Etymology
Perhaps rhyming slang for nix.

Usage
"He says the show will go on next month, though scheduling conflicts may move it to another hotel and the band may be eighty-sixed." — Zan Dubin; Clubs in and Around Orange County; The Los Angeles Times; Jun 19, 1997.

"David enlists the help of his friend Richard Lewis to buy a bracelet for his wife from a jewelry store that 86ed him." — Melanie McFarland; `Curb' Built on `Seinfeld' Legacy; The Seattle Times; Oct 13, 2000.

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Restaurant slang for being out of a menu item, such as "86 the lamp chops."

To throw away or get rid of something. From the number of the form originally used to remove an item from a stock record.

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