<P> When used as a verb, eighty - six, eighty - sixed, 86, 86ed, or 86'd is American English slang for getting rid of something, ejecting someone, or refusing service . </P> <P> According to Merriam - Webster's Dictionary, "86" is a slang term that is used in the American popular culture as a transitive verb in the food service industry as a term to describe an item no longer available on the menu . The Merriam Webster dictionary suggests the term may be associated with the word "nix" ("no" or a more general prohibition). "Nix" is related to the word "Nichts", which means "nothing" in the German language . </P> <P> The term is part of restaurant slang, seen among restaurant workers in the 1930s, where 86 meant "we're all out of it ." Walter Winchell published examples of similar restaurant slang in his newspaper column in 1933, which he presented as part of a "glossary of soda - fountain lingo ." </P> <P> Several possible origins of the term 86 have been suggested, all dated before the 1950s . </P>

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