86
86 (someone or something)
1. To eject someone from an establishment without serving them. The boss hates this guy and wants us to 86 him.
2. To cancel or stop something. Why would they 86 the plans for renovations? The building is practically falling apart.
3. To dispose of something. Ugh, can we please 86 the coleslaw? Just looking at it is making me nauseous.
See also: 86
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
eighty-six something
Sl. to throw something away. Let's eighty-six this stew and go out and get some decent pizza.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
eighty-six
and 86 tv. to dispose of someone or something; to nix someone or something. He wants $400? Eighty-six that! We can’t afford it.
86
verbSee eighty-six
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- 86 (someone or something)
- eighty
- eighty-six
- eject
- eject from
- eject from (something)
- cancel (one's) Christmas
- cancel Christmas
- cancel someone’s Christmas
- turn (someone or something) out of (something or some place)