Carny language Carny



the carny vocabulary traditionally part of carnival cant, secret language. ever-changing form of communication, in large part designed impossible understand outsider. words assimilated culture @ large, lose function , replaced more obscure or insular terms. carnies no longer use cant, owners/operators , old-timers still use of classic terms.


in addition carny jargon, carnival workers used special infix ( earz or eez or iz ) render regular language unintelligible outsiders. style migrated wrestling, hip hop, , other parts of modern culture.


the british form of fairground cant called parlyaree .








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