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e-ticket

noun — 2 senses

e-ticket

nounalso spelled E ticket

Etymology From e- + ticket.

1

A virtual ticket, especially for a flight, that is issued electronically.

Synonyms
ETKT
Related terms
e-ticketing, paper ticket

E ticket

noun

Etymology From the ticket admission system used before 1982 at Disneyland. The E ticket was for the best rides.

1

US, Dated, Idiomatic Something very thrilling or exciting.

  • Definitely an E ticket.1983, Sally Ride (describing flying in the Space Shuttle)
  • Well this sure ain't no E ticket.1993, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Jurassic Park" (song)
1 more example
  • We did not expect the "E" ticket ride, nor did our newest riding adventurer, Greg.2007, Philip Beaudet, Wilderness Adventures on Horseback, →ISBN, page 10:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for e-ticket and E ticket.