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Carney

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1931, OED Evaluation: U.S. slang.

carnival; also, a person who works at a carnival.

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Ten minutes later, there the carney walks by- just puked all over him by accident.
A person who works at a carnival.
Speaker: But some of the carneys- they'll rip you off if they have the chance. Interviewer: Really? Speaker: My friend dropped his wallet and the carney stole it on him. Then he ended up fighting the carney afterwards.
A person who works at a carnival.
'Cause he- he went on that spinny thing that dropped out. And the carney just went by- picked it up.
A person who works at a carnival.
Yeah. I was like, "Good for you man. Don't let no carney rip you off."
A person who works at a carnival.