| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| strip-search | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) (of police, customs officials, etc) to strip (a prisoner or suspect) naked to search him or her for contraband, narcotics, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | a search that involves stripping a person naked |
| 'strip-searching | |
| —n | |