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verb (eighty-sixes, eighty-sixing, eighty-sixed)
  1. (colloquial): To cancel an order for food.
" the ham and eggs for table two!"
  1. (colloquial): To remove an item from the menu.
the lobster bisque - we won't have the lobster delivery until tomorrow.
"Yes, I'd like the tomato soup." / "I'm sorry sir, that's been eighty-sixed - would you like a salad instead?"
  1. (colloquial): To throw out; discard.
"We finally had to that old printer after it jammed one too many times."

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