freak show

noun

: an exhibition (such as a sideshow) featuring freaks of nature

Examples of freak show in a Sentence

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The great American film-noir freak show runs on a loop. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Hell’s carnival barker leads visitors through a freak show with fire breathers, a knife thrower and the spawn of Satan himself. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024 Paulson played Bette and Dot Tattler, conjoined twins working at a freak show in the early-'50s who have distinctly opposing personalities: Bette is the idealistic dreamer while Dot is cynical and more protective. Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024 Watch on Deadline Since 2011, the creators of AHS have redefined the horror genre with various installments featuring a creepy asylum, a coven of witches, a traveling freak show, a haunted hotel and the apocalypse itself. Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for freak show 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of freak show was in 1887

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“Freak show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freak%20show. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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