eighty–six

verb \ˌā-tē-ˈsiks\

Definition of EIGHTY-SIX

transitive verb

slang

: to refuse to serve (a customer); also : to get rid of : throw out

eighty–six or 86 \ˌā-tē-ˈsiks\

probably rhyming slang for ³nix

First Known Use: 1959

Synonyms: cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload

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