Originally Posted By u/Naptasticly At 2025-05-16 11:45:27 AM | Source


  • Zagam
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    4 days ago

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)

    “Military personnel might use “86” to refer to scrapping equipment (e.g., “That old radio got 86’d”) or ending a plan or mission (e.g., “The op was 86’d due to bad weather”). It’s not an official term in military doctrine or manuals, but it’s part of the informal jargon and culture of soldiers, sailors, and airmen due to its common and frequent use, and is a concept military members are assumed to understand, although it originates in broader civilian language.”

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/eighty-six-meaning-origin

    Eighty-six is slang meaning “to throw out,” “to get rid of,” or “to refuse service to.” It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/eighty-six-meaning-origin

    Words can change meanings. Language is fluid.

    • wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      I don’t know what the explanation will be, but the “get rid of” definition usage will be hard to argue against, and that’s what it seems to man here.

      Personally I hope his “execution” will be public and well-evidenced so I can bask in the happiness for years to come. None of this “his body got dropped in the ocean” crap or whatever it was they said about Osama.

      It will probably be a while before I can do so easily, as we’ll have to deal with the aftermath for a while. But hopefully we can undo all his bs relatively quickly, and then we can celebrate properly.

      I wanna see immediate economic growth, big specials, etc for a public acknowledgement that it is ok to celebrate the death of the wicked witch.