1. carny - Noun
2. carny - Verb
(uncountable) The jargon used by carnival workers.
(informal, countable) A carnival.
carny (third-person singular simple present carnies, present participle carnying, simple past and past participle carnied)
(dialectal) To cajole, wheedle, or coax.
carny
(dialectal) Flattery.
(informal, countable) A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
Synonym: showie (Australia)
carny (third-person singular simple present carnies, present participle carnying, simple past and past participle carnied)
(dialectal) To cajole, wheedle, or coax.
carny
(dialectal) Flattery.
God has matured. He is not the impulsive, bowelless being of the Testaments - the vehement glorymonger, with His bag of cheap carny tricks and his booming voice - the fiery huckster with his burning bushes and his wonder wands. Nowadays God knows what He wants and He knows who He wants. Nick Cave
The carny had a horse, all skin and bone, A bow-backed nag, that he named "Sorrow", Now it is buried in a shallow grave, In the then parched meadow. Nick Cave
Oh please. No ethic lectures from you, you cheap carny hustler... [Y]ou since you sold your moral compass for dimes long ago. Mike Huckabee
I can juggle, not well... I can balance a broom on my chin. I can do very simple carny tricks, a little sleight of hand with cards and coins. Rich Sommer