pie cardn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪ kɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪ ˌkɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², card n.²

Etymology: < pie n.² + card n.²

U.S. slang.

1. A card entitling the holder to free meals or lodging, esp. one issued by a labour union; a meal ticket. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > employee's documents

union card1852

working card1855

work card1878

pie card1895

card1913

the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > ticket or card entitling to rations or provisions

soup-ticket1839

ration book1845

meal ticket1864

ration card1870

pie card1895

society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > trade union > union card

union card1852

working card1855

card1890

pie card1895

1895 Arizona Republican 25 Apr. 5/2 A system of meal tickets had been adopted... One of these pie cards had been issued to Mr. Foley.

1909 W. G. Davenport Butte & Montana 56 Say, Andy, you've just got to jar loose with five bucks for my pie card is so full of holes it looks like a piece of mosquito bar.

1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 678 Pie-card, a union card used as a credential in begging.

1991 Righting Words 4 36/1 Some migratory workers and hoboes called [the union card] a pie card, since showing it to a sympathetic housewife proved one was an honest, though out-of-work working man worthy of a free meal.

2. Chiefly derogatory. The holder of such a card; a labour union member, esp. a corrupt or self-serving union official; someone who begs for a meal, a sponger.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > member of trade union

co-operative1827

trade unionist1833

unionist1833

co-operator1863

pie card1931

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > other types of beggar

overlier1449

roger?1536

jarkman1567

Irish toyle1575

jackman1575

chamber-deacon1607

reacher1607

wallet-bearer1611

pie card1931

1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 211 Pie card, one who hangs around and lives on a remittance man or some other person with money.

1945 Seafarers' Log 25 May 2/1 The Commie stooges and pie-cards kick us around.

1960 New Left Rev. 26 Sept. 41/1 The retired..comfortably fixed pie-card artists of every lost..cause of the labour and radical movements.

1997 Nation 20 Oct. 3/2 The pie-cards and porkchoppers who cut the deals, sell out the members..and long for nothing so much as a seat at the banquet table with a Democratic (or Republican) pol.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pie card
释义	pie cardn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪ kɑːd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪ ˌkɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², card n.² Etymology: < pie n.² + card n.² U.S. slang. 1. A card entitling the holder to free meals or lodging, esp. one issued by a labour union; a meal ticket. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > employee's documents union card1852 working card1855 work card1878 pie card1895 card1913 the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > ticket or card entitling to rations or provisions soup-ticket1839 ration book1845 meal ticket1864 ration card1870 pie card1895 society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > trade union > union card union card1852 working card1855 card1890 pie card1895 1895 Arizona Republican 25 Apr. 5/2 A system of meal tickets had been adopted... One of these pie cards had been issued to Mr. Foley. 1909 W. G. Davenport Butte & Montana 56 Say, Andy, you've just got to jar loose with five bucks for my pie card is so full of holes it looks like a piece of mosquito bar. 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 678 Pie-card, a union card used as a credential in begging. 1991 Righting Words 4 36/1 Some migratory workers and hoboes called [the union card] a pie card, since showing it to a sympathetic housewife proved one was an honest, though out-of-work working man worthy of a free meal. 2. Chiefly derogatory. The holder of such a card; a labour union member, esp. a corrupt or self-serving union official; someone who begs for a meal, a sponger. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > member of trade union co-operative1827 trade unionist1833 unionist1833 co-operator1863 pie card1931 the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > other types of beggar overlier1449 roger?1536 jarkman1567 Irish toyle1575 jackman1575 chamber-deacon1607 reacher1607 wallet-bearer1611 pie card1931 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 211 Pie card, one who hangs around and lives on a remittance man or some other person with money. 1945 Seafarers' Log 25 May 2/1 The Commie stooges and pie-cards kick us around. 1960 New Left Rev. 26 Sept. 41/1 The retired..comfortably fixed pie-card artists of every lost..cause of the labour and radical movements. 1997 Nation 20 Oct. 3/2 The pie-cards and porkchoppers who cut the deals, sell out the members..and long for nothing so much as a seat at the banquet table with a Democratic (or Republican) pol. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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