- a variation of carny.
carney
Americannoun
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I’d been sitting on the Colonel information for a long time: that Colonel ultimately is a carney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
It’s the story of the brief rise of a handsome hustler, from low level carney to highly paid showman.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
But please,Don’t become a pundit A la Warney That would befar too carney.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016
The old yell spacemen had picked up from carney people to rally their kind around against the foe.
From Let'Em Breathe Space by Del Rey, Lester
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