Thanks to a book I read a long time ago which said something to the effect of "... Hunt might not be no Annie Oakley but he'll get the buggers kneecap at xyz yards..." I have always been fascinated by sharp shooters. Good to discover there is another meaning to the word. Significantly, shooting is also something that I have always had an inherent talent for. The sport appeals to my reclusive side and I am sure one day I am going to hone my skills with a rifle and pistol. I think I would enjoy the intensity of the practice... I also had a sharp shooter bus friend at school who rode with me for 4 months till I switched houses during my initial years in Delhi. Convenient times - I spoke about the books I read and he about target practice. Good mutual learning This AWAD issue brought a smile to my lips. Not the first time AWAD has done that! Btw... Gaboli has also been going bang bang bang! Good news around the corner. Ah can feel it in mah veins.
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Tom Rouillard; Big Top Goes Up Today; The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina); May 1, 1996. Explore "Annie Oakley" in the Visual Thesaurus.
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Date: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--Annie Oakley
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Feb 1, 2010
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Annie Oakley
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with Anu Garg You could pay to have a football stadium named after yourself. You might be able to have a hospital wing named in your honor. But there's something money can't buy: having a word coined after your name, so that you become part of the language. Such words are called eponyms, from Greek epi- (after) + -onym (name). Five people (some from real life, others from fiction) in this week's words achieved that feat, though not intentionally. All of these names have become eponyms. Annie Oakley
PRONUNCIATION:
(AN-ee OHK-lee)
MEANING:
noun: A complimentary ticket; pass. ETYMOLOGY:
After Annie Oakley (1860-1926), U.S. markswoman renowned for her skill at shooting, from association of the punched ticket with one of her bullet-riddled targets. USAGE:
"If you're lucky, you've got an Annie Oakley."Tom Rouillard; Big Top Goes Up Today; The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina); May 1, 1996. Explore "Annie Oakley" in the Visual Thesaurus.
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