Diner Capital

Random Diner Slang

Stack:

order of pancakes -Synonyms: Short stack

Shake one in the hay:

strawberry milkshake

Bridge party:

four of anything (from bridge the card game) -Synonyms: Bridge

Billiard:

buttermilk

Noah's boy:

a slice of ham (Ham was Noah's second son)

Zeppelin:

sausage

Eighty-six:

"Do not sell to that customer" or "The kitchen is out of the item ordered". "To remove an item from an order or from the menu". Article 86 of the New York State Liquor Code defines the circumstances in which a bar patron should be refused alcohol or '86ed'. The Soup Kitchen Theory: during the depression of the 1930s, soup kitchens would often make just enough soup for 85 people. If you were next in line after number 85, you were '86ed'. The Eight Feet By Six Feet Theory: A coffin is usually eight feet long and is buried six feet under. Once in your coffin you've been 'eight by sixed', which shortens to '86ed'. Chumley's Theory: Many years ago, Chumley's Restaurant, at 86 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, had a custom of throwing rowdy customers out the back door. During Prohibition, Chumley's was a speakeasy owned by Leland Stanford Chumley. When the cops were on the way, someone would shout "86," and they would all exit through the back door.

Cow juice:

milk -Synonyms: Baby juice, Moo juice, Sweet Alice

All hot:

baked potato

Bubble Dancer:

dishwasher