A bar/restaurant slang used to describe the end of something or as an action to get rid of something. Can also be used in reference to "offing" or killing someone...which is where (slightly) its origin comes from...
It's origin comes from when they would dig grave sites 8 feet long and 6 feet deep. When a person died, they would be "86-ed".
It's origin comes from when they would dig grave sites 8 feet long and 6 feet deep. When a person died, they would be "86-ed".
by ashamalee May 13, 2005

86 refers to a bar in new york, probably in manhattan though some say the bronx, that had a fire department inspection sign prohibiting more than 85 persons from occupying the bar at the same time, based on square footage. whenever a customer acted up, the bartender, would declare, "that's it, you're 86, get out or be thrown out". a few bars whose occupancy number was 85 have claimed to be the original
but proof is lacking for any particular place.
but proof is lacking for any particular place.
by the old bronx bartender October 01, 2011

86 - to be cast away, kicked out, got rid of etc etc
Used by Green Day in a song after they were 'kicked out' of the punk scene in their home area, after gaining major label success.
Used by Green Day in a song after they were 'kicked out' of the punk scene in their home area, after gaining major label success.
''Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day are 86'd from GilmanST in East Bay and cannot ever return to it''
by Anon456 September 11, 2006

by Rob February 15, 2005

Control agent who dated and married 99. Bumbling idiot who foiled K.A.O.S. plots through idiocy, dumb luck, and tomfoolery.
by waltermitty February 23, 2005

To kill, end, or otherwise cease service of.
Origin: In the soup kitchens and breadlines of the Great Depression, the standard cauldron would hold 85 cups of soup. Thus, the eighty-sixth person in line was SOL.
Origin: In the soup kitchens and breadlines of the Great Depression, the standard cauldron would hold 85 cups of soup. Thus, the eighty-sixth person in line was SOL.
by Nick Beemer July 13, 2004

by Anonymous November 06, 2002
