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☆ An·nie Oak·ley (an′ē ōk′lē)

Slang a free ticket; pass

Etymology: after woman rifle expert (1860-1926): ? because her small targets resembled punched tickets

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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