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86 – a term used when the restaurant has run out of, or is unable to prepare a particular menu item. The term is also generally used to mean getting rid of someone or something, including the situation where a bar patron is ejected from the premises and refused readmittance. [1] À la carte; All you can eat; Bartender; Blue-plate special ...
Restaurant jargon can take some time to learn, but it can also reveal a lot about the kitchen. ... 86. If an item has been "86'ed," it means the dish has run out for the day. ... POS is the point ...
Deluxe – varies from restaurant to restaurant, generally refers to "all the toppings" Dragged through the garden - serve with a large variety of toppings and condiments (usually vegetables). Dogs and maggots – crackers and cheese [8] Drown the kids – boiled eggs [9] Echo – repeat of the last order [9] Eve with a lid – apple pie [3] [14]
According to Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, the meaning also means "to kill, to murder; to execute judicially," likely referring to the size of a standard grave being 2.5 feet wide by 8 feet long and 6 feet deep. [1] [5] This usage was derived from the slang term used in restaurants. [6] Other slang dictionaries confirm this definition. [7] [8] [6]
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Regardless of the origins of the name, by 1917 it was advertised in Vanity Fair [4] as "Ovington's $8.50 mahogany 'Revolving Server or Lazy Susan ' ", [5] but the term's use predates both the advertisement and, probably, the country. [1] [3] A mahogany George III-era dumbwaiter (c. 1780), auctioned for $3,900 by Christie's in London on 20 Jan ...