The lead prosecutor tasked with overseeing former FBI Director James Comey's prosecution stemming from his seashells post has left from the case, according to a filing.
I’ve heard the term since at least the early 1970s when I was bar staff. The original usage, in my experience, was as a directive to cut off unruly customers from further drinks or to remove them. That would imply the meaning started as “stop” or “get rid of.” That’s also consistent with your salmon example in that the kitchen is telling the waitstaff to eliminate the salmon from subsequent orders.
I personally think that the most plausible theory that “86” started as a euphemism for “nix” (to say no to, to eliminate). Most of the other explanations are too contrived or too local for its widespread usage. Though sometimes, the contrived explanation can be true, as in the case of “420” which traces back to an expression used by stoners in one northern California high school.
I’ve heard the term since at least the early 1970s when I was bar staff. The original usage, in my experience, was as a directive to cut off unruly customers from further drinks or to remove them. That would imply the meaning started as “stop” or “get rid of.” That’s also consistent with your salmon example in that the kitchen is telling the waitstaff to eliminate the salmon from subsequent orders.
I personally think that the most plausible theory that “86” started as a euphemism for “nix” (to say no to, to eliminate). Most of the other explanations are too contrived or too local for its widespread usage. Though sometimes, the contrived explanation can be true, as in the case of “420” which traces back to an expression used by stoners in one northern California high school.