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

I’m a carny, and I’ve left the tent.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Combining old-fashioned practicality with the shameless hustle of a sideshow carny and driven by a narcissistic thirst for attention, Davis, who patented the body armor in the early 1970s, certainly makes for a timely protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

How he just gave up and got a nice little white cottage some place and got a nice little low-paying job and lived unhappily ever after, because a carny isn't a healthy, well-adjusted life?

From Charley de Milo by Janifer, Laurence M.