freak show

freak show

noun
1.
a display of people or animals with unusual or grotesque physical features, as at a circus or carnival sideshow.
2.
any ludicrous, bizarre, or dehumanizing occasion, function, performance, etc.; grotesque, circuslike event: endless interviews and auditions that became a ridiculous freak show.

Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry:  freak show1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a sideshow in popular entertainment, featuring grotesquely developed people or animals
Main Entry:  freak show2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any show or event that is in bad taste
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