carny
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ni adjective
3.
of or pertaining to carnivals: carny slang.
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carny or carney1 (ˈkɑːnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -nies, -nying, -nied, -neys, -neying, -neyed | |
| informal (Brit) to coax or cajole or act in a wheedling manner | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| carney or carney1 | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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Carny
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| carny, carney or carnie2 (ˈkɑːnɪ) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | short for carnival |
| 2. | a person who works in a carnival |
| carney, carney or carnie2 | |
| —n | |
| carnie, carney or carnie2 | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In many of them, life can be one cruel ride, but somehow the narrator keeps paying the carny at the door for one more chance.
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