kinkern.
/ˈkɪŋkə/ An acrobat, a contortionist (see also quot. 1948).
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posture-master1691
posture-maker1711
posture man1711
posture girl?1757
contortionist1859
distortionist1864
kinker1926
1926 Amer. Speech 1 282/2 Kinker, a performer or acrobat.
1931 Amer. Mercury Nov. 353/1 Kinkers, circus performers.
1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 684 A contortionist is a frog, bender or Limber Jim, a freak or snake-charmer is a geek, and all performers are kinkers.
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