walking ticket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of walking ticket
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Nothing," answered his comrade, "except that I got my walking ticket yesterday.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
I said it was all over, because she gave me my walking ticket, I mean my dismissal.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
As soon as the crisis is over, I will give her a walking ticket!
From Maximina by Palacio Valdés, Armando
You did well to give that sneak his walking ticket!
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
I shall get my walking ticket the first dull spell, and then——” “Then, what, Lizette?”
From The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story by Thurston, I. T. (Ida Treadwell)
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