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Carny

//ˈkɑː(ɹ)ni// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). countable, informal

    "The Reverend Foster, self-ordained—or directly ordained by God, depending on authority cited—had an instinct for the pulse of his times stronger than that of a skilled carnie sizing up a mark."

  2. 2
    Flattery. dialectal
  3. 3
    The jargon used by carnival workers. uncountable
  4. 4
    A carnival. countable, informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To cajole, wheedle, or coax. dialectal

    "The crossing at St. Martin’s Church was mine fust of all; and when the other lads come to it I didn’t take no heed of ’em—only for that I’d have been a bright boy by now, but they carnied me over like; for when I tried to turn ’em off they’d say, in a carnying way, ‘Oh, let us stay on,’ so I never took no heed of ’em."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of carnival.

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Etymology 3

Of unknown origin.

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