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| eighty-six |
| 1. v. (colloquial) To cancel an order for food. |
| eighty-six the ham and eggs for table two! |
| 2. v. (colloquial) To remove an item from the menu. |
| eighty-six the lobster bisque - we won't have the lobster delivery until tomorrow. |
| "Yes, I'd like the tomato soup." / "I'm sorry sir, that's been eighty-sixed - would you like a salad instead?". |
| 3. v. (colloquial) To remove or eject, as a disruptive customer. |
| Ryan and his friends got too rowdy at the bar, so they were eighty-sixed. |
| 4. v. (colloquial) To throw out; discard. |
| "We finally had to eighty-six that old printer after it jammed one too many times.". |
