Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: skyhook, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, blinker fluid, muffler bearing, relative bearing grease, pigeon's milk
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Carny slang, from the custom of sending a rube on a quest for the (non-existent) “key to the midway”.
