eighty-six
Numeral
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Numeral
- The cardinal number immediately following eighty-five and preceding eighty-seven.
- Hindu-Arabic numerals: 86
- Roman numerals: LXXXVI
- French: quatre-vingt-six
- German: sechsundachtzig
- Italian: ottantasei
- Portuguese: oitenta e seis
- Russian: во́семьдесят шесть
- Spanish: ochenta y seis
eighty-six
- (colloquial) To cancel an order for food.
- eighty-six the ham and eggs for table two!
- (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?"
- (colloquial) To remove or eject, as a disruptive customer.
- Ryan and his friends got too rowdy at the bar, so they were eighty-sixed.
- (colloquial) To throw out; discard.
- "We finally had to eighty-six that old printer after it jammed one too many times."
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