freak show
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which may include people who are gigantic, dwarfish, intersex, physically deformed or who have other extraordinary diseases, conditions and talents.
Example Sentences
- "It only takes a little tweaking for the Simpsons’ home to become a full-on freak show, with Homer as its perpetually apoplectic main attraction."
- "“Get out of here, you freak show,” Emmy said."
- "“KPop Demon Hunters” made me sigh with relief: Hybrids, mash-ups, whatever you want to call it, are no longer a freak show that can only be enjoyed ironically."
- "A man was removed from the event in Canterbury in 2015 after becoming too visibly excited. Last year, the Reform MP Lee Anderson called it a “freak show”."