English Explanatory Dictionary

raree show

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A portable puppet show or picture show as used for public entertainment; a peepshow.
  2. A public spectacle, especially seen as lurid or vulgar.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛːɹiʃəʊ/

Word forms

raree show raree shows

Etymology

Probably representing a foreign or dialectal pronunciation of rare + show.

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