Adjective : carny slang. From Dictionary.com.
Outside were performers on stilts and carny booths. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Or as we say in the carny business to cut and paste. From Wordnik.com. [quo Murphy] Reference
And his standing with the carny was all he had left. From Wordnik.com. [Charley de Milo] Reference
Still, it had been great being back at the carny again. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
Two carny covered consciences ponder in their innocence. From Wordnik.com. [Is she talking about an orgasm?] Reference
But, then, Professor Lightning really didn't understand carny. From Wordnik.com. [Charley de Milo] Reference
He was a good guy, but never forget that he grew up as a carny. From Wordnik.com. [AVENGERS ANNUAL #16 Marvel Comics, 1987] Reference
RR: There have always been these carny barkers in American life. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan] Reference
Then there are the carny types: the chic geeks, the cheeky freaks. From Wordnik.com. [Brooks Peters: Fame Fatale] Reference
There's an issue of Paperback Parade #56 I believe that covers carny noir. From Wordnik.com. [NIGHTMARE ALLEY by William Lindsay Gresham] Reference
I actually felt bad for him for a second ... then I remembered he's a carny. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Daze] Reference
I'd sure be obliged if you'd just let me try this whole carny ride once again. From Wordnik.com. [APED: "let me do it again"] Reference
I could hear a lonely carny say very softly, "I got one for two, three for five.". From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Daze] Reference
McCain's paid shills in the audience to stir things up, like the good carny he is. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Supporter Rants About "Hooligan" Obama And "Socialist" Takeover -- And McCain Agrees] Reference
And then we learn what a carny con Obama really is and worse, a roaring hypocrite. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards, Hillary, Obama, And Rezko] Reference
Some asian carny who just wants to take American dollars in exchange for mystique. From Wordnik.com. [Or certain corners of Ohio.] Reference
Burly Irishmen smashed chairs over carny little peoples 'heads, just to feel alive. From Wordnik.com. [Angora Holly Polo: The Gloating Hour: We Win at Life! And Trivia] Reference
Some people never really adjusted to carny life -- where everybody knows everything. From Wordnik.com. [Charley de Milo] Reference
Well, Goofy is dumber than even the dumbest carny (and think about that for a second). From Wordnik.com. [Mickey Mouse & friends can't be trusted to take care of anything] Reference
A former carny barker and lifelong disciple of the dollar, Parker found a home-where else?. From Wordnik.com. [Farewell] Reference
"In fact, in a minute or so, you'll meet a real amusement park sideshow carny," he chirps. From Wordnik.com. [Yvette Kantrow: A Children's Story: NPR, NY Times and the Media fail to Explain Fannie/Freddie Debacle] Reference
More like a carny ride at Coney Park than what weve come to expect from Great Adventure. From Wordnik.com. [Six Flags Requires You To Check All Bags Before Each Rollercoaster For $1 Per Ride - The Consumerist] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) INSKEEP: What do you do when you're not being a carny, as you put it?. From Wordnik.com. [Boy Howdy! You Can Deep Fry Beer] Reference
The night is newly arrived, dark enough for the carny to rise from its depths like a phoenix. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
I knew what she was doing; carny psychics do it all the time, and it's called a cold reading. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Viewers may ask, "" Is this tired carny sideshow all our contemporary artists have to offer? ''. From Wordnik.com. [These Days, It's The 'Old Of The Shock'] Reference
Leaving the carny lot, of course, he put on his sandals; outside the carnival, he had to wear shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Charley de Milo] Reference
The side show folks are not to associate with the big top folks, and no one associates with the carny. From Wordnik.com. [Movie: Side Show (1981) (TV)] Reference
“Psy-4 wants to see all of us in the control room ASAP — which, by the way, is not a carny term.”. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
I think initially they argued over which one could put on the best carny hypnotist stare for the camera. From Wordnik.com. [When Legends Gather #271] Reference
Here are still more interesting county fair/carny images by photographer and Boing Boing reader Charles Kamm. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
A carny barker as cynical and wised-up as they come, Shea looked at Kobayashi and just faintly shook his head. From Wordnik.com. [Horsemen of the Esophagus] Reference
The Erie Times News ran an interesting article about why the days of the classic carny freakshow are numbered. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 26, 2003 - February 1, 2003 Archives] Reference
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