86 meaning origin


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  1. 86 meaning origin
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  3. The hasty, cruel outputters of my work had left me in the lurch before they realised that I am profoundly morally obliged not to lie down under this matter:- because of the significance of the eventuality and person they had ditched. Since alcohol served was usually 100 proof, the over-drunk patron would be served a slightly weaker 86 proof.
  4. Edit: Wiktionary a few more meanings, along with this bit about etymology: Origin uncertain. The number refers both to movie creators, Pixar's founding year, as well as the year their first short film was released. Did not make any difference.
  5. All of the above explanations attempt to make a link between the phrase 'eighty-six' and the number 86 - as an address, a menu item etc. Here are a few possibilities. During the Korean war pilots rotated back to the States and many of them were stationed at Muroc. The English language is forever changing. Item number 86 on their menu, their house steak, was often unavailable during the restaurant's early years. There's even a whole Wikipedia page devoted to 4.
  6. What is the origin of 86 - Will they stand the test of time?
  7. Eighty six What's the meaning of the phrase 'Eighty six'. This little term originally meant that a restaurant had run out of an item that was on the menu. Another meaning, which was adopted later, is an indication that something be got rid of, for example an unwelcome customer at a bar or restaurant. It seems likely that the second meaning developed from the first. What's the origin of the phrase 'Eighty six'. The term is American and originated in the restaurant trade. Both meanings loosely refer to something that was previously okay becoming not okay. The earliest known example of the expression in print is found in the journal of the American Dialect Society - American Speech, 1936: Eighty-six, item on the menu not on hand. Note: although commonly said to be the source of the phrase, Chumley's didn't open until 1927, which is only a few years before the expression first appeared in print, which makes 86 meaning origin attribution unlikely. Item number 86 on their menu, their house 86 meaning origin, was often unavailable during the restaurant's early years. All of the above explanations attempt to make a link between the phrase 'eighty-six' and the number 86 - as an address, a menu item etc. None of the suggestions have any evidence to support them and rely on plausibility alone. Another explanation, also lacking real evidence but at least as plausible is that eighty-six is rhyming slang for 'nix'. While is usually associated with the cockneys of London, it is much more widespread and rhyming slang terms have been coined in Australia, Scotland and America since the early 20th century. It is entirely possible that 'eighty-six' just arose as rhyming slang for 'nix'.

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