英语词汇eighty-six的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

eighty-six. To murder someone or put an end to something, as in “Eighty-six him, I don’t want to see him again.” The expres- sion derives from restaurant waiter slang term eighty-six, which, among other things, means to “deny an unwelcome customer service” or to “cancel an order” (“Eighty-six the eggs!”), or which directs the cashier’s attention to a customer trying to leave a lunchroom without paying his check. The code word has been used in restaurants and bars since the 1920s, but the extended uses of eighty-six have only been around for half as long. Its ori- gin is unknown. Eighty-seven and a half is slang used by waiters to indicate that an attractive woman is approaching.

词汇	eighty-six
词源	eighty-six. To murder someone or put an end to something, as in “Eighty-six him, I don’t want to see him again.” The expres- sion derives from restaurant waiter slang term eighty-six, which, among other things, means to “deny an unwelcome customer service” or to “cancel an order” (“Eighty-six the eggs!”), or which directs the cashier’s attention to a customer trying to leave a lunchroom without paying his check. The code word has been used in restaurants and bars since the 1920s, but the extended uses of eighty-six have only been around for half as long. Its ori- gin is unknown. Eighty-seven and a half is slang used by waiters to indicate that an attractive woman is approaching.
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