carney
[kahr-nee]
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carny
or car·ney
[kahr-nee]Informal.
- a person employed by a carnival.
- carnival(def 1).
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- of or relating to carnivals: carny slang.
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Origin of carny
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Examples from the Web for carney
Contemporary Examples
Well, Senator,” Carney returned fire, “I think we have to agree to disagree on this.
And McCain had every reason to be happy that he had put Carney (and, by extension, he doubtless hoped, Obama) on the defensive.
“Again, Mr. Carney, you are again saying facts that are patently false,” McCain replied.
Carney had always spun well for the president, yet nothing could put a dignified spin on their mishandled manhug.
Carney declined to specify how the decision to indict Chinese officials publicly was coordinated with the White House.
Historical Examples
Why, Judge Carney's boys had been lost all night and breakfasted on blueberries.
The Innocent AdventuressMary Hastings Bradley
His name was Hessler and his rescuer was a trainman named Carney.
The Johnstown HorrorJames Herbert Walker
So I got you to change it to "Carney" in hopes to throw him off the track.
A New SensationAlbert Ross
The whisky that was in Carney's glass shot fair into the speaker's open mouth.
Bulldog CarneyW. A. Fraser
Carney's nerves were of steel, his brain worked with exquisite precision.
Bulldog CarneyW. A. Fraser
carny1
carney
- British informal to coax or cajole or act in a wheedling manner
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Word Origin
C19: of unknown origin
carny2
carney or carnie
- short for carnival
- a person who works in a carnival
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Word Origin and History for carney
carny
n.
1931, U.S. slang, short for carnival worker (see carnival).
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