noun
General Slang
workie ticket
WUR-kee TIK-ut · noun · slang
A troublemaker; one who pushes their luck
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Definitions
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Someone who deliberately misbehaves or tries your patience; to 'work your ticket' is to chance it.
“He's a proper workie ticket, that one.”
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workie ticket In A Sentence
He's a proper workie ticket, that one.
Origin & Usage
Military-derived idiom about 'working one's ticket' (getting discharged).
Variants
worky ticket
People Also Ask
What does 'workie ticket' mean?
It's someone who deliberately misbehaves or pushes their luck and tries your patience.
Where does 'workie ticket' come from?
It derives from the military idiom of 'working one's ticket', meaning to scheme one's way out of service or discharge.
How do you use 'workie ticket'?
As a noun for a chancer or troublemaker, e.g. 'He's a proper workie ticket, that one.'
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