Spiff, I didn't see a response to your reply to Katy's use of jargon, "86'ed", which might also be encountered written out in long-hand form as "eighty-sixed".
World Wide Words: EIGHTY-SIX
alt.usage.english FAQ: eight-six = nix
I prefer the explanation that it was originally a rhyming slang for nix, myself.
-Tim
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Interesting you should ask about how common "eighty-sixed" is... I was realizing as I read Katy's message (the first time) that, while I knew what she was saying, it had been a long time since I'd heard the expression. So I don't think it's all that common these days, but still most people here would know the meaning if someone used it in a sentence.
I think there's also a mental connection between "eighty-sixed" and "deep-sixed".
-Tim
I think there's also a mental connection between "eighty-sixed" and "deep-sixed".
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