carney

car·ney

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-nee]
- /ˈkɑr ni/
- /ˈkɑː.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-nee]
- /ˈkɑr ni/

Definitions of carney word

noun carney Mark (Joseph). born 1965, Canadian banker; governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013); governor of the Bank of England from 2013 3
noun plural carney a person employed by a carnival. 1
noun plural carney carnival (def 1). 1
adjective carney of or relating to carnivals: carny slang. 1
noun carney A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat. 1

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Origin of carney

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; carn(ival) + -y2

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Parts of speech for Carney

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carney

carney popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

carney usage trend in Literature

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