carny
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The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Professional wrestling and carny culture can be great fun.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
Director “Baz Luhrmann wanted the carny world to provide an enticing location for Parker to cast his spell.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
I’m a carny, and I’ve left the tent.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Leaving the carny lot, of course, he put on his sandals; outside the carnival, he had to wear shoes.
From Charley de Milo by Laurence M. Janifer
His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Pressed up against the edge of the Gulf of Mexico in southwest Florida, this city, long home to carnies and cowmen, is best understood as a study in contrast.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
Not obviously with actors because we're basically shiftless carnies you know.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
A sly lawyer and a pair of carnies shoot a society matron out of a cannon and try to save a circus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
The crowd, ostensibly, was learning about this through games administered by confused carnies.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014
