Idiom
E ticket
Meaning
Something very thrilling or exciting.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That new roller coaster is a real E ticket.”
“Driving that fast sports car on the mountain road was a total E ticket.”
“The unexpected plot twist in the final act turned the entire play into a genuine E ticket for the audience.”
Examples
simple
“That new roller coaster is a real E ticket.”
contextual
“Driving that fast sports car on the mountain road was a total E ticket.”
complex
“The unexpected plot twist in the final act turned the entire play into a genuine E ticket for the audience.”
Origin
From the admission system used at Disneyland prior to 1982. The E ticket was the highest designation in a tiered system of coupons, required for entry to the most elaborate or technologically advanced attractions. While the physical vouchers were retired in 1982, the term persisted as a marker for experiences of particular intensity.
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