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eighty-six was our Word of the Day on 04/20/2017. Hear the podcast!
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Origin and Etymology of eighty-six
eighty-six Synonyms
Synonyms
cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unloadRelated Words
abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake; dismiss, kick out; abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe outNear Antonyms
adopt, embrace, take on; employ, use, utilize; hold, hold back, keep, retainLearn More about eighty-six
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