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carny

/kahr-nee/US // ˈkɑr ni //UK // (ˈkɑːnɪ) //

卡尼,车夫,车工,卡尼人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural car·nies.

    • : a person employed by a carnival.
    • : carnival.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to carnivals: carny slang.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • No squint-eyed carny could ever guess it; it's a shock to find out he's 20 years older than you always thought.

  • The freaks are cooking the books, and the carny world turns into a funhouse mirror of the allegedly real one.

  • A Florida native, Russell ably captures her state's wonky blend of natural beauty and carny effects.

  • He was an Armless Wonder, a born freak, the top of the carny ladder, with a good job wherever he cared to look for one.

  • But, then, Professor Lightning really didn't understand carny.

  • Some people never really adjusted to carny life—where everybody knows everything.

  • It was much more like a carny haunted house trade-show floor now.

  • He felt like doing a carny barker spiel, Step right up, step right up, this way to the great egress!