eighty-sixes
Refuses to serve
Eighty-sixes is the plural of eighty-six, the number between eighty-five and eighty-seven.
In restaurant and bar slang, to eighty-six something is to remove it from the menu or refuse service to a customer: The kitchen eighty-sixes the salmon when they run out.
The plural appears in lists: Tonight's eighty-sixes include the risotto and the crème brûlée.
Things thrown away
- throws outDiscards or expels
- gets rid ofRemoves or disposes
- disposesEliminates or arranges
- removesTakes something out
cancels · scraps · ditches · trashes · dumps · axes · nixes · kills
Declines to accept
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- cuts offSevers or interrupts
- kicks outForcibly removes someone
- removesTakes something out
expels · bars · rejects · bounces · turns away · blacklists · dismisses · excludes
Causes to die
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- neutralizesRemoves effect or danger
- takes outRemoves from inside
- dispatchesOfficial urgent messages
terminates · slang · combat · operations · targets · casualties · warfare · soldiers
discards
Things thrown away
- throws outDiscards or expels
- gets rid ofRemoves or disposes
- disposesEliminates or arranges
removes · cancels · scraps · ditches · trashes · dumps · axes · nixes · kills · shelves
refuses
Declines to accept
removes · expels · bars · rejects · bounces · turns away · blacklists · dismisses · excludes · ejects
kills
Causes to die
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- neutralizesRemoves effect or danger
- takes outRemoves from inside
dispatches · terminates · slang · combat · operations · targets · casualties · warfare · soldiers · missions
eighty-sixesstocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
restocks · adds · replenishes · brings back · offers
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