carney

noun, plural car·neys, adjective

1. carny.

noun, plural car·nies.

1. a person employed by a carnival.
2. carnival(def 1).

adjective

3. of or relating to carnivals: carny slang.

verb -nies, -nying, -nied, -neys, -neying or -neyed

1. British informal to coax or cajole or act in a wheedling manner

noun plural -nies US and Canadian slang

1. short for carnival
2. a person who works in a carnival

n.

1931, U.S. slang, short for carnival worker (see carnival).