CharlieCard

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounCharlieCard (plural CharlieCards)

plural CharlieCards

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

Origin

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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APA

CharlieCard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CharlieCard

MLA

“CharlieCard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CharlieCard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CharlieCard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CharlieCard.

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