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• Annie Oakley
  Annie Oakley

  noun

  a free ticket, as to a theater; pass.
• Oakley, Annie
  Oakley, Annie

  A performer in Wild West shows around the turn of the twentieth century, famous for her marksmanship. In one of her acts, she would flip a playing card into the air and then perforate it with bullets before it hit the ground. The musical Annie Get Your Gun is loosely based on her experiences.

Annie Oakley

American  

[ohk-lee] / ˈoʊk li /

noun

1. a free ticket, as to a theater; pass.

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Oakley, Annie Cultural  

1. A performer in Wild West shows around the turn of the twentieth century, famous for her marksmanship. In one of her acts, she would flip a playing card into the air and then perforate it with bullets before it hit the ground. The musical Annie Get Your Gun is loosely based on her experiences.

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Etymology

Origin of Annie Oakley

Allegedly so called because such tickets, punched to prevent resale, resembled the playing cards used as targets by Annie Oakley