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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

carnie puke

English answer:

carnival (worker) puke

Added to glossary by jerrie
Jun 10, 2002 17:45
21 yrs ago
English term

carnie puke

English Other
carnie puke

the puke of someone who had eaten meat or the puke of an animal??
Responses
4 +1 yellow gunge
5 +2 trabalhador de um parque de diversão
5 +2 The vomit of a person who vomited during or just after a carnival ride
4 +1 fake puke (carnival puke)
4 sly and unpleasant chap

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jun 10, 2002:
the whole story This is all the context I have:
2 people back to back in a tug of war.
Loser will fall into pool of carnie puke.
Non-ProZ.com Jun 10, 2002:
more it is NOT a person, it is NOT cocaine...

it's some vomit
Non-ProZ.com Jun 10, 2002:
it IS a puke...:)) will fall into pool of carnie puke

Responses

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1 hr
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yellow gunge

I would suggest this is a thick yellow gunge, obviously designed to look like vomit for comedy purposes.
My initial thought was that this could be some strange abbreviation or typo for canary...a bright yellow bird.


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Note added at 2002-06-10 19:54:27 (GMT)
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as stated above by airmailrpl carnie is a person who works with a carnival (or fairground)...like the ride attendants.

But I still see this as a kind of It\'s a Knockout kind of game...for example 2 people sitting on a wooden pole...the loser will fall into a pool of \'carnie puke\', but not literally! This term is being used to summon up the image of something really foul... but in reality being gunge as I mentioned above, I think!
Peer comment(s):
disagree Mads Grøftehauge : That would probably be called 'novelty puke' or 'fake puke' - and probably 'vomit' rather than 'puke.'
32 mins
I had never heard of 'carnie' before, but agree airmailrply...carnival attendant
agree Yuri Geifman : I've heard the word carnie used to refer to things from a carnival lots of times, so carnival puke makes perfect sense. I think you're right on the money.
1 hr
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agree jess123 : Just read this hilarious book by Harmon Leon where he goes out and tries to live the American Dream by walking in many different groups shoes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568583524/ref=s9sdps_c1_14...
2352 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "im afraid it is quite possible that they DO fall in real puke...:))"
5 mins

sly and unpleasant chap

Carny is English dialect and defines someone who is very sly. The word puke is commonly (at least in the US) used to describe an unpleasant, nasty person - he makes you puke.

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Note added at 2002-06-10 18:15:41 (GMT)
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OK, then someone fell into some vomit at a carnival
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+2
16 mins

trabalhador de um parque de diversão

A "carnie" is a person who works in a carnival (USA term for 'Parque de diversão')

Carnie is also a slang word for Cocaine
Carnie - Cocaine
http://www.texaspolicecentral.com/slang_drug_terms_c.html

Puke could be 'vomit' or could be a slang term for an unimportant person.

Carnie.Biz Homepage
Click on your area. " Contents". Carnie Chat. Carnie Shots (Photos).
Carnival Routes. 600+ State & County fair listings by state. At ...
www.carnie.biz/

CARNY
Carny (carney or carnie) is American and Canadian slang for short for carnival; a person who works in a carnival.
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/ZC.HTM

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Note added at 2002-06-13 21:38:00 (GMT) Post-grading
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FantasyStocks.com, Stocks, Realtime Quotes, IPO, Fantasy Stocks, ...
... Puke - Slang for a trader selling a position, usually a losing position, as in,
\"When in doubt, puke it out.\". Pull - Used in the context of general equities. ...
www.fantasystocks.com/glossary/termsP.shtml


Puke
Someone who flies a different kind of aircraft than you, as in fighter puke or attack puke.
http://www.navalhelicopterassn.org/slang.htm#P
Peer comment(s):
agree Mads Grøftehauge : Note: carnies are looked down upon (Cp. that episode of "The Simpsons"), so presumably a carnie's vomit is perceived as being fouler than that coming from other people.
56 mins
I have relatives who were carnies - though they were reputable people
agree RHELLER : puke is slang for vomit (had never heard carnie for cocaine but I guess I'm getting to old to know these things)
1 hr
Puke can also be a description of a person
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+2
45 mins

The vomit of a person who vomited during or just after a carnival ride

Sometimes people who go to carnivals and ride on ferris wheels or roller-coasters or other rides that go up and down or round and round become...uh....sick to their stomachs and throw up. How revolting!
Peer comment(s):
agree Margaret Schroeder
45 mins
Thanks
agree Mads Grøftehauge : Another possibility, sure... It's so hard to know for sure, I'd probably just leave out the word 'carnie': surely 'puke' is more than enough information!
53 mins
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+1
2 hrs

fake puke (carnival puke)

Or as suggested by Jerrie - yellow gunge, slop, etc.
Peer comment(s):
agree Paul Mably (X)
2 hrs
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