noun, plural car·nies.
- a person employed by a carnival.
- carnival(def 1).
adjective
- of or relating to carnivals: carny slang.
verb -nies, -nying, -nied, -neys, -neying or -neyed
- British informal to coax or cajole or act in a wheedling manner
noun plural -nies US and Canadian slang
- short for carnival
- a person who works in a carnival
1931, U.S. slang, short for carnival worker (see carnival).