Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley
noun (plural Annie Oakleys) Etymology: Annie Oakley died 1926 American markswoman; from the resemblance of a punched pass to a playing card with bullet holes through the spots Date: circa 1910 a free ticket

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  • Annie Oakley —    An Annie Oakley is a complimentary ticket to a theater. The ticket has holes punched in it to prevent its exchange for cash at the box office. This oddity came about in an unusual way.    Annie Oakley (1860 1926), born in Darke County, Ohio,… …   Dictionary of eponyms

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  • Annie Oakley — /ohk lee/ a free ticket, as to a theater; pass. [allegedly so called because such tickets, punched to prevent resale, resembled the playing cards used as targets by Annie OAKLEY] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Annie Oakley (TV series) — Annie Oakley is a Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 1960 and from 1964… …   Wikipedia

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