If You Can Pass This Quiz, You’ve Definitely Worked In A Restaurant

Sara Horton|General Knowledge|26 Aug 2024

What does it mean when something is 86ed?

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Retry Correct Incorrect The slang term “86” or “eighty-six” can refer to a variety of things in everyday life, but in the restaurant industry, it means that something is no longer available. The term originated among restaurant workers in the 1930s.
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What does it mean when something is 86ed?

  • It’s the daily special
  • An item is no longer available
  • A customer’s payment didn’t go through
  • A meal was comped to a customer
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