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freak show

noun

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  1. An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which…

    An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which may include people who are gigantic, dwarfish, intersex, physically deformed or who have other extraordinary diseases, conditions and talents.

    • It only takes a little tweaking for the Simpsons’ home to become a full-on freak show, with Homer as its perpetually apoplectic main attraction.

  2. A freakish person, or a group thereof.

    • “Get out of here, you freak show,” Emmy said.

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