carny
or car·ney
of or relating to carnivals: carny slang.
Origin of carny
1Words Nearby carny
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How to use carny in a sentence
No squint-eyed carny could ever guess it; it's a shock to find out he's 20 years older than you always thought.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe freaks are cooking the books, and the carny world turns into a funhouse mirror of the allegedly real one.
A Florida native, Russell ably captures her state's wonky blend of natural beauty and carny effects.
He was an Armless Wonder, a born freak, the top of the carny ladder, with a good job wherever he cared to look for one.
Charley de Milo | Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. HarrisBut, then, Professor Lightning really didn't understand carny.
Charley de Milo | Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. Harris
Some people never really adjusted to carny life—where everybody knows everything.
Charley de Milo | Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. HarrisIt was much more like a carny haunted house trade-show floor now.
Makers | Cory DoctorowHe felt like doing a carny barker spiel, Step right up, step right up, this way to the great egress!
Makers | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for carny (1 of 2)
carney
/ (ˈkɑːnɪ) /
British informal to coax or cajole or act in a wheedling manner
Origin of carny
1British Dictionary definitions for carny (2 of 2)
carney or carnie
/ (ˈkɑːnɪ) /
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