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86?

Posted by ohtorvald, April 3, 2007 at 10:03 AM

How did 86 become restaurant lingo for 'out of stock'? What's the story here? How did it become universally (or maybe just nationally?) accepted? HELP!

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here are some links with theories:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/11/messages/179.html

http://www.arianafrench.com/000394.html

NYminknit at 11:03AM on 04/03/07

Bar-lingo scholars differ. No definitive answer.

Barbara Hanson at 12:24PM on 04/03/07

Sorry. I misread. I was thinking of someone being 86ed from a bar; doubtless one is derived from the other. Or not. Maybe Agent 86?

Barbara Hanson at 2:20PM on 04/03/07

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