meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

The dictionary says that the word "mosaic" means a picture or design that is made by placing small colored pieces together.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

The Dictionary of Soldier Talk says GI was used for the words galvanized iron in a publication about the vehicles of the early twentieth century.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Here is a recording of several words in the dictionary.

VOA: special.2009.12.02