carnyとは

意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• carney
• carnie

名詞

carny (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 carnies)

1. (informal, countable) A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship または fraud).
   • 1961, Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, Part , Chapter , p. 276,^[1]

     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.

   • 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[2]:

     Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”

   Synonym: showie (Australia)

2. (uncountable) The jargon used by carnival workers.
3. (informal, countable) A carnival.

別の表記

• carney

動詞

carny (三人称単数 現在形 carnies, 現在分詞 carnying, 過去形および過去分詞形 carnied)

1. (dialectal) To cajole, wheedle, or coax.

名詞

carny

1. (dialectal) Flattery.

アナグラム

• Caryn, Cryan