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A.Word.A.Day--eighty-six eighty-six (AY-tee SIKS) verb tr., also 86 1. To throw out; discard; reject. 2. To refuse to serve (a customer). adjective Sold-out (of an item). noun An undesirable customer, one who is denied service. [Perhaps rhyming slang for nix.] "He says the show will go on next month, though scheduling conflicts may move it to another hotel and the band may be eighty-sixed." Zan Dubin; Clubs in and Around Orange County; The Los Angeles Times; Jun 19, 1997. "David enlists the help of his friend Richard Lewis to buy a bracelet for his wife from a jewelry store that 86ed him." Melanie McFarland; `Curb' Built on `Seinfeld' Legacy; The Seattle Times; Oct 13, 2000. This week's theme: numeric terms. X-Bonus The most important political office is that of private citizen. -Louis Brandeis, lawyer, judge, and writer (1856-1941)

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