Annie Oakleyn.

Brit.

/ˌanɪ ˈəʊkli/, U.S.

/ˌæni ˈoʊkli/

Forms: also with lower case initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Annie Oakley.

Etymology: < the name of Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses), a U.S. markswoman (1860–1926), apparently arising from a supposed resemblance of a pass or ticket which has been punched by a conductor or attendant to a playing card shot through with bullet holes, probably with specific allusion to a famous sharpshooting feat performed by Oakley as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, in which she shot the spots or pips out of playing cards.Compare the following: 1922 N.Y. World 28 June 7/3 Miss Oakley explained that Ban Johnson is the man who invented the term ‘Annie Oakley’ for free passes. ‘A man was brought to him..who had rented out his baseball pass. Ban Johnson looked at it, filled with neat holes, and suggested that the man had been letting me use it for a target.’

U.S. colloquial (now somewhat rare).

A complimentary ticket or pass to a theatrical or sporting event.

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1914 Sun (N.Y.) 28 Nov. 8/4 ‘I'm glad to see that the other fight clubs have backed me up and cut out the Annie Oakleys,’ said Jimmy Johnston yesterday. ‘What are Annie Oakleys? Why, complimentary tickets, you know, shot full of holes.’

1958 Dept. of State & Justice, Judiciary & Related Agencies Appropriations for 1959: Hearings before Subcomm. Comm. Appropriations House of Representatives (85th Congress, 2nd Sess.) 473 We have found out in previous hearings in connection with this program that you have given away what I consider fabulous numbers of Annie Oakleys.

2014 Postmedia Breaking News (Nexis) 26 Feb. For his shows.., prices were slashed and there were even freebies floating around. When a big-name artist resorts to Annie Oakleys, something's wrong.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	annie oakley
释义	Annie Oakleyn. Brit. /ˌanɪ ˈəʊkli/, U.S. /ˌæni ˈoʊkli/ Forms: also with lower case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Annie Oakley. Etymology: < the name of Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses), a U.S. markswoman (1860–1926), apparently arising from a supposed resemblance of a pass or ticket which has been punched by a conductor or attendant to a playing card shot through with bullet holes, probably with specific allusion to a famous sharpshooting feat performed by Oakley as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, in which she shot the spots or pips out of playing cards.Compare the following: 1922 N.Y. World 28 June 7/3 Miss Oakley explained that Ban Johnson is the man who invented the term ‘Annie Oakley’ for free passes. ‘A man was brought to him..who had rented out his baseball pass. Ban Johnson looked at it, filled with neat holes, and suggested that the man had been letting me use it for a target.’ U.S. colloquial (now somewhat rare). A complimentary ticket or pass to a theatrical or sporting event. ΚΠ 1914 Sun (N.Y.) 28 Nov. 8/4 ‘I'm glad to see that the other fight clubs have backed me up and cut out the Annie Oakleys,’ said Jimmy Johnston yesterday. ‘What are Annie Oakleys? Why, complimentary tickets, you know, shot full of holes.’ 1958 Dept. of State & Justice, Judiciary & Related Agencies Appropriations for 1959: Hearings before Subcomm. Comm. Appropriations House of Representatives (85th Congress, 2nd Sess.) 473 We have found out in previous hearings in connection with this program that you have given away what I consider fabulous numbers of Annie Oakleys. 2014 Postmedia Breaking News (Nexis) 26 Feb. For his shows.., prices were slashed and there were even freebies floating around. When a big-name artist resorts to Annie Oakleys, something's wrong. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1914
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