eighty-six

动词 v. 数词 num.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of 86. alt-of,alternative
    — Equipment on a warship set to be upgraded or disposed of was given the code AT-6, or phonetically “eighty-six”.
数词 num.
  1. The cardinal number immediately following eighty-five and preceding eighty-seven.

词形变化

eighty-sixes present,singular,third-person eighty-sixing participle,present eighty-sixed participle,past eighty-sixed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English eighty
English six
English eighty-six
From eighty + six.
词源 2
Unknown for certain. Possibly rhyming slang for nix (“cancel, say no to”) (given by the OED), or possibly part of a code of such numbers created in the 1920s. See also: Wikipedia:86 (term) and 86.
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