English Explanatory Dictionary

key to the midway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
  2. A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location.

Word forms

key to the midway keys to the midway

Etymology

Carny slang, from the custom of sending a rube on a quest for the (non-existent) “key to the midway”.

Synonyms

skyhook left-handed monkey wrench left-handed smoke shifter blinker fluid muffler bearing relative bearing grease pigeon's milk

Related words

key to the city key to the kingdom snark
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