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Sideshow
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar
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noun
- 1
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar
- 2
An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern
- 3
An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform donuts for an extended period of time
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| Word | Definition |
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| circusnoun | A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. |
| spectaclenoun | An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc. |
| madhousenoun | (figuratively, by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place. |
| attractionnoun | The tendency to attract. |
| carnivalnoun | A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment. |
| cirquenoun | (geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley. |
| tahitinoun | the largest island in French Polynesia. |
| sallynoun | A willow. |
| sexhibitionnoun | (slang) A sex show; an erotic performance. |
| sidelightnoun | A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle. |
| drag shownoun | (entertainment) A type of performance involving men wearing women's clothing or, less often, the other way round. |
| shindynoun | (slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. |
| leg shownoun | A titillating theatrical performance by young women who dance in costumes that reveal their legs. |
| strip partynoun | A party at which a stripper performs. |
| legshownoun | An erotic entertainment focusing on the display of women's legs. |
| shortienoun | (informal) Something or someone that is shorter than normal. |
| scootnoun | (slang) A dollar. |
| sceneletnoun | A little scene. |
| sharesiesnoun | (childish) The situation where something is shared. |
| sidegirlnoun | (music) A female soloist playing with a band or group of which she is not a regular member. |
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