'86 it': Restaurant workers say the term at the center of James Comey's indictment is 'everyday lingo'

Restaurant workers say the term '86' is commonly used to mean something is unavailable or needs to be replenished. Federal prosecutors claim former FBI Director James Comey's use of the term on Instagram was a threat to President Donald Trump. Comey has been charged with two counts of threatening the president's life by posting a picture of seashells arranged to read '86 47'. The term's origins are unclear, but it has been used in the restaurant industry since at least the 1930s. Some attribute it to a restaurant called Delmonico's or a speakeasy called Chumley's. Workers say they use the term without malice, but acknowledge it can be perceived as final or threatening in certain contexts.