Annie Oakley(俚)免费入场券，赠票

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

Slang for a complimentary ticket．At first this was just the stage name of Phoebe Annie Oakley Mozee(1860－1926)，star rifle shot with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show．Her most famous trick was to toss a playing card into the air and shoot holes through all its pips．The riddled card reminded circus performers of their punched meal tickets，which they began to call Annie Oakleys，and the name was soon transferred to free railroad and press passes，both of which were customarily punched with a hole in the center．Today all complimentary passes，punched or not，are called Annie Oakleys．

这个俚语的意思是“免费入场券，赠票”。原来只是Phoebe Annie Oakley Mozee(1860－1926)的艺名。她是美国牛仔特技秀中的著名女枪手，其最著名的技艺是把扑克牌抛向空中，然后开枪击中牌点。这种打穿的纸牌让人联想到马戏团演员使用的打了孔的饭票，后来他们把这种饭票称之为Annie Oakleys。后来又用于火车和记者招待会的赠票，因为这种赠票往往都在票子的中间打孔。现在，所有的免费入场券或赠票都称之为Annie Oakleys。