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from the address of Chumleys on 86 Bedford, NYC
seventhson 17926 reads
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Chumley's was a speakeasy. When the cops came everybody ran out the door with the 86 on it. They got it down to the point that if there was an imminent bust the bartender would yell 86!! The meaning reversed over time, so now 86 means to totally ditch someone or something.

"86" as in Agent 86 from Get Smart, comes from 86 proof; originally, it was to throw somebody out of a bar for drunkeness.  Now, it's simply to ban or evict or shun a person.

That or just simply prohibit(ban) them!

I'm pretty sure it means to banish, get rid of....somewhere along those lines.

187 stands for murder

On a lighter note HAPPY EASTER!!!

xoxoxox
Raquel

tba17451 reads

Actually it means you are kicked out and not allowed on the property.  Very common for someone to be "86" at a bar or Vegas casino.

seventhson17927 reads

Chumley's was a speakeasy. When the cops came everybody ran out the door with the 86 on it. They got it down to the point that if there was an imminent bust the bartender would yell 86!! The meaning reversed over time, so now 86 means to totally ditch someone or something.

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