| 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. |
| 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 |