carny¹ or carney /kärˈni/ (dialect)

To coax, wheedle

1. Flattery
2. A flatterer

Cunning, sly

carny² or carney /kärˈni/ (N Am sl)

1. A carnival
2. A person who works in a carnival

• up the creek
• up the duff
• up the flume
• up the pole
• up the spout
• up the stick
• up the wall
• upthrew
• upthrow
• upthrowing
• upthrown
• upthrows
• upthrust
• upthrusting
• upthrusts
• upthunder
• upthundered
• upthundering
• upthunders
• uptick
• upticks
• uptie
• uptied
• upties
• uptight