- carny⇄carny (1), noun, pl.-nies.
(U.S. Slang.)
1. a carnival (def. 1).
2. a person who works or performs in a carnival.
Ex. To the carny, all noncarnies are ""people,"" whose dull lives arouse both pity and scorn (Time).
Also, c - carny⇄carny (2), verb, -nied,-nying,noun, pl.-nies.
- carny⇄noun insincere priase. Also, carney.
- carny⇄v.t., v.i. (Informal.) to coax; wheedle; cajole.