Why do we say 86 an item

Quick question for the trivia-minded: where did ‘86’ come from in kitchen lingo? I’m aligning menu changeover callouts with our 10-day pre-open timeline and on-site expo flow, and I’d love the real origin story we can share during line-up.

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But for your 10-day pre-open line-up, use the soda-fountain origin: ‘we’re out’ shorthand Wordplay: For the Love of Language | Merriam-Webster. Prefer that over Chumley’s?

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