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Annie Oakley
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English
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.
Pronunciation
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Noun
en US slang possibly _ dated A complimentary ticket, a free ticket; a comp.
en August 28 1944 John Bainbridge S. Hurok Life (magazine) Life 17 9 57 The prince and princess of Belgium happened to be [...] in Detroit. Hurok sent them a pair of passes [...]. The concert was a sellout, Hurok cleared $4,000, and several days later received a polite note from the prince's equerry expressing Their Highnesses' regret at not having been able to use the Annie Oakleys.
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