I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 85 in number
eighty-six years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 86 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
eighty-six are here
eighty-six were found
III. noun
1. : six and 80 : 43 times two
2.
a. : 86 units or objects
a total of eighty-six
b. : a group or set of 86
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 86
4. : the 86th in a set or series
IV. ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
or 86 "
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: rhyming slang for nix (IV)
slang : to refuse to serve (a customer) ; also : to get rid of : throw out