# Origin of restaurant term "86 list"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-restaurant-term-86-list/189754>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-restaurant-term-86-list/189754 "2003-07-20T16:04:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChryslerBldg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@ChryslerBldg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChryslerBldg)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-restaurant-term-86-list/189754/1 "2003-07-20T16:04:37Z")

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I know that ina restaurant when an item is “86’d” it means it is out of stock.

But what are the origins of the term?

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-restaurant-term-86-list/189754/2 "2003-07-20T16:19:32Z")

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