English Explanatory Dictionary

golden ticket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A qualification, person or thing that can provide positive opportunities.

Pronunciation

en-au-golden ticket.ogg

Word forms

golden ticket golden tickets

Etymology

From golden + ticket; from golden referring to something valuable or desirable and ticket as something necessary for obtaining something. Popularized by the winning tickets in Roald Dahl's 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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