English
carny
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ni/
Noun

carny

  1. (informal, countable) A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
    • 1961, Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, Part , Chapter , p. 276,
      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.
    Synonyms: showie (Australia)
  2. (uncountable) The jargon used by carnival workers.
  3. (informal, countable) A carnival.
Translations Verb

carny (carnies, present participle carnying; past and past participle carnied)

  1. (dialectal) To cajole, wheedle, or coax.
Noun

carny

  1. (dialectal) Flattery.


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