English Explanatory Dictionary

Annie Oakley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complimentary ticket, a free ticket; a comp.

Pronunciation

En-au-Annie Oakley.ogg

Word forms

Annie Oakley Annie Oakleys

Etymology

Many complimentary tickets had holes punched in them to prevent recipients from reselling them; in this way, they resembled the playing cards that sharpshooter Annie Oakley shot holes in as part of her act, and so were named after her.

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