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carny

noun
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)ni/

Etymology

Clipping of carnival + -y (“diminutive, hypocoristic suffix”).

Definitions

  1. A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).

    • The Reverend Foster, self-ordained—or directly ordained by God, depending on authority cited—had an instinct for the pulse of his times stronger than that of a skilled carnie sizing up a mark.

  2. The jargon used by carnival workers.

  3. A carnival.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To cajole, wheedle, or coax.

    2. Flattery.

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