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Carny, also spelled carnie, is an informal term used in North America for a traveling carnival employee, and the language they use, particularly when the employee operates a game ("joint"), food stand ("grab", "popper", or "floss wagon"), or ride ("ride jock") at a carnival.
Geek shows were an act in traveling carnivals and circuses of early America and were often part of a larger sideshow.. The billed performer's act consisted of a single geek, who stood in the center ring to chase live chickens.
A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. It is a carny term shortened from "straight shooting", which originally referred to a gun in a carnival target shooting game that did not have its sights misaligned.
Barker at the Vermont State Fair, 1941. A barker, often a carnival barker, is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a circus or funfair, by exhorting passing members of the public, [1] announcing attractions of the show, and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other enticing feature of the show.
Hey, Rube! was the title of a 1921 American silent comedy short film starring Bobby Vernon and Helen Darling. During World War II, "Hey Rube!"was the open-microphone radio call issued by Combat Air Directors on American aircraft carriers to alert USN fighters to prepare to defend a task force from enemy air-attack.
Kayfabe characters Sgt Slaughter and The Grand Wizard in a wrestling ring. In professional wrestling, kayfabe (/ ˈ k eɪ f eɪ b /) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged.
Carny is a 1980 American drama film about a waitress who joins a traveling carnival. It stars Gary Busey , Jodie Foster , and Robbie Robertson . It also includes an early role for Fred Ward .
Carny, a film starring Jodie Foster; Carny, a television film starring Lou Diamond Phillips; Carny (band), a psychedelic blues band from Austin, Texas "The Carny", a 1986 song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Carnies", the fifth track on Canadian rock trio Rush's 2012 album, Clockwork Angels