eighty-six
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eighty-six¹
- /ˌeɪ.tiˈsɪks/
Where it comes from
From eighty + six.
eighty-six²
- /ˌeɪ.tiˈsɪks/
Where it comes from
Unknown for certain. Possibly rhyming slang for nix (“cancel, say no to”) (given by the OED), or possibly part of a code of such numbers created in the 1920s. See also: Wikipedia:86 (term) and 86.
Translations
Every language
num cardinal number 86
| Español | ochenta y seis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여든여섯 yeodeunyeoseot, 팔십육 palsibyuk |
| 日本語 | 八十六 hachijūroku |
| हिन्दी | छियासी chiyāsī |
| Kiswahili | themanini na sita |
| Português | oitenta e seis |
| Français | quatre-vingt-six, huitante-six, octante-six |
| Deutsch | sechsundachtzig |
| Italiano | ottantasei |
| Ελληνικά | ογδόντα έξ ogdónta éx |
| Română | optzeci și șase |
| Русский | во́семьдесят шесть vósemʹdesjat šestʹ |
| العربية | سِتَّة وَثَمَانُون sitta wa-ṯamānūn |
| עברית | שמנים־וששה šmoním və-šišá |
verb to cancel an order for food
| Deutsch | abbestellen |
|---|
verb to remove an item from menu
| Deutsch | von der Karte nehmen |
|---|
verb colloquial: to remove or eject
| Deutsch | herunterreißen |
|---|
verb colloquial: to throw out
| Deutsch | hinauswerfen |
|---|
Talk about this word "eighty-six." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eighty-six. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eighty-six. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eighty-six "eighty-six." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eighty-six.Cite this
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title = {eighty-six},
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