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14. Most dictionaries think "86" is rhyming slang for "nix"

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 12:28 PM

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(though that doesn't explain "86" as opposed to just "6" or "56", for instance).

https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/eaw7fwy

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