Eighty-Six

[Dave Monroe]

eighty-six (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. 

[Perhaps rhyming slang for nix.] 

   "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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