Charliecard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A stored-value smart card used by passengers to pay their fares on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Etymology

From Charlie + card, named after a fictional character in a folk song who cannot leave the Boston subway system because he cannot pay the five-cent surcharge required to leave the train.

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