Meaning of “86”

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1. It’s believed to be a rhyming slang to replace “nix” in the 1930’s.

   “Nix” (to eject, remove, or omit) is an Anglicanization of “Nichts” meaning “nothing”.

   I’ll leave it to you to guess why restaurants wanted to be less German in the thirties.

2. In restaurants back in the day they had a number code for everything. 86 is the one that stuck around.. "knowledge is power"

3. The story I was told is that there was a restaurant in France that had a menu number from 1-99 (or some high number) customers would always order the meal under the number 86 but the restaurant regularly had those items out of stock. And I guessed the termed 86 stuck around and came from that.

4. 86 means because when there was the Great Depression they used to eat in pots. There was 85 servings so that means if you had the 86th one you get none because there were no more left

5. Army AWOL

6. 80 miles out, 6 feet under

7. I now understand Gordon Ramsay saying he'll 86 frozen ravioli.

8. the quality has improved sm, these comments are only a year ago. good going man!

9. I just looked this up bc of these videos😂

10. Nicole is like "go for it"
    She is my spirit animal 😂

11. It's cockney slang. 86 = nix

12. 86'ed is police code for trespassed.
    referring to a person or people who are not welcome on the premises. Its etymology is unknown, but seems to have been coined in the 1920s or 1930 carried over to item is no longer available

13. I worked at an Italian restaurant for a couple years and my clock in code was 86. I’m sure everyone can guess what joke I made my last day there

14. 8 miles out 6 feet deep

15. Lmao he’s playing Nicole wayyyyyy too well

16. What ever happened to this character?

17. Growing up in a casino state, 86 meant you were trespassed from the property. I wish there was a definite on where I originated, especially since it's such a widely used term.

18. During the depression when they had soup lines, a pot could hold 85 portions. If you were the 86th person, you were out of luck. Love the sketches!!

19. Author Jef Klein theorized that the bar Chumley's at 86 Bedford Street in the West Village of Lower Manhattan was the source. His book The History and Stories of the Best Bars of New York claims that the police would call Chumley's bar during Prohibition before making a raid and tell the bartender to "86" his customers, meaning that they should exit out the 86 Bedford Street door, while the police would come to the Pamela Court entrance.

20. In diners in the 30s and 40s they would make 85 servings of soup so 86 would mean they were out

21. I feel like it started because some customers probably got PISSED hearing the people say they’re out of the thing they just ordered 😅

22. What is mahi mahi? Is it fish?

23. It’s like I’m retail we say code blue if theft – and in professional client environments security = bathroom. And if you work in Tech a virus is an octopus

24. when something is 86’d its dead so its 80miles out and 6 feet under

25. At he did not say 69 to Nicole

26. 8 miles out and 6 feet down

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28. Bro “nicole please” sounds like the white version of “n-word please”

29. fun fact: "Mahi" in Persian means Fish

30. I heard that it has something to do with international arms. Some sort of agreement that happened in 86.
    Sorry, I mean ‘86.

31. According to Google the phrase most likely appeared in the 20s or 30s but it's origin is unknown

32. Ive always heard 86 is another way of saying something/someone is banned from an establishment. In Vegas, concerning casinos, I heard that it means someone was going to be taken 8 miles out of town and buried them 6 feet under ground. 😅

33. 86…68…69

34. ‘86 was the year… of the incident, and since then I could never look at that place the same way again.

35. Lol I know where that comes from as my birth year had the highest abortion rate and natural death rate because of Three Mile Island radiation poisoning and the capping of nuclear power sites fot the biggest boom in history for making nuclear weapons. So we could sell them to are frenemies. Big hugs I hope you don't believe it but do your own research.

36. If you said, "We're out of Mahi Mahi" you would create a fear of loss which would create a sense of urgency and that would in turn cause people to spend more money.

37. Why are we always out of Mahi Mahi at every single restaurant I've ever worked at lol😂

38. It's like hearing the phrase "all day" working on the line.

39. It was coined in the 20s to 30s.

40. "86 kitchen" – very day we get slammed my job

41. Ok so I get to be that guy!

    The term "86" and then the thing on the menu came from the Mafia. No not a Movie it was actually from the Italian Mafia and it was a way to say "we need to get rid of this snitch" but over time the meaning has changed to We are out of this item.

    The fun part of Language everyone! Meanings change but they always carry a kernal of their original meaning!

42. 86'd is an old Mob term here in Vegas. If they had a problem, they'd take you 8 miles out and out you 6 feet down

43. This is what I could find as to why it’s referred to as 86

    In the rugged frontier town of Red Rock in the late 1800s, the local saloon, named The Miner’s Rest, was the beating heart of the community. It was run by a shrewd and seasoned bartender named Hank Sawyer, who kept the establishment running smoothly despite frequent supply shortages. One infamous winter, the town was cut off by heavy snow, and supplies ran dangerously low. To manage the dwindling inventory, Hank devised a simple system: when an item ran out, he’d mark it as “86” on the chalkboard behind the bar, derived from the 86 miles the supply wagons had to travel to the nearest trading post. As word spread, other saloons and establishments adopted Hank’s pragmatic code. Thus, “86” became an enduring term in the hospitality industry, signifying that something was no longer available.

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45. 86 came from cops running restaurants. They used their lingo in the restaurant

46. I didn't get to finish it, but started making a boardgame about working in a restraunt. The game was a called "86 Service"

47. Next time I’ll order 86 of smth thx

48. Thaala for a reason

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