TICKET
NOUNS
..L18 — PAPER free passes of admission to a theatre or other entertainment → sl.
1874 — DUCKET — DUCAT a ticket for admission to a theatre, a sporting event, etc., a free ticket → sl., chiefly US, obs.
..L19 — ICE a profit from the illegal sale of tickets for the theatre, cinema, etc. → US sl.
..L19 — SCALPING working as a ticket tout → sl., orig. US
..20C — CHINEE a complimentary ticket of admission to an entertainment, esp. a sporting event → \US sl.
1914 — ANNIE — ANNIE OAKLEY a complimentary ticket; a free pass, orig. to a circus, but latterly to the theatre → US sl.
1920 — OAKLEY a free pass; orig. to a circus, but latterly to the theatre → US sl.
1934 — DEADWOOD unsold tickets for a performance → US sl.
1940 — SCALP TICKET the unused half of a return ticket → Aust. sl.
1945 — DUCK an admission ticket for a paid event → US sl.
1952 — STATIONERY free tickets to an athletic or entertainment event → UK sl.
1980 — RABBIT IN THE THICKET a ticket → Aust. rhyming sl.
1981 — SKULL a free ticket → 1987 US circus & carnival usage → US sl.
1997 — SWAG free merchandise or tickets to concerts handed out by music recording companies → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1869 — SCALP a person who buys tickets for a sporting or entertainment event and resells them at a profit → US sl.
1869 — SCALPER someone who sells tickets, etc., esp. below the official rates; a spectator who touts tickets for a show, lottery, etc. at inflated prices → sl., orig. US
1899 — CHOPPER a ticket-taker; one who tears a ticket in two parts to show that it has been used → Amer. sl.
..L19 — PAPERER one who issues or receives free passes to a theatre or other entertainment → sl.
1909 — JUMPER a ticket-inspector on a bus, tram, etc. → Brit. sl.
1932 — SALMON (AND TROUT) a ticket tout → UK rhyming sl.
1938 — SNAPPER a ticket inspector → Brit. sl.
1970 — SNIP a ticket collector → UK sl.
VERBS
1886 — SCALP to sell stock, tickets, etc. at below or (now) above the official rates → orig. US
1910 — ANNIE OAKLEY to punch an admission ticket, thus rendering it free → US sl.
1930 — ZOOM to get something without paying for it, as a ticket to a show → African-American sl.
1960 — SCAM IN to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket → sl.
2003 — NIG IN to sneak in without paying → Brit. sl.
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