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What does it mean when something is 86ed?

Retry Correct Incorrect The slang term “86” or “eighty-six” can refer to a variety of things in everyday life, but in the restaurant industry, it means that something is no longer available. The term originated among restaurant workers in the 1930s.

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What does it mean when something is 86ed?

• A customer’s payment didn’t go through
• It’s the daily special
• A meal was comped to a customer
• An item is no longer available