freak show

noun

Definition of freak show

: an exhibition (such as a sideshow) featuring freaks of nature

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Hellzapoppin', which claims to be the world's largest touring freak show, is coming to Winter Park on Wednesday, June 27, bringing fire, swords and beds of nails. — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hellzapoppin' Circus Sideshow aims for Winter Park," 27 June 2018 As Huang reveals, the twins were much more than a freak show spectacle — strivers, showmen and slaveholders who settled in rural North Carolina, country squires who loved to hunt and fish. — Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Inseparable,’ by Yunte Huang," 10 May 2018 Pick your poison—a cult, a coven, a murder house, a freak show? — Lauren Chval, RedEye Chicago, "What to watch if you’d rather stay in on Halloween," 30 Oct. 2017 The artist now is trying to recapture his experiences as a boy in Long Beach, Calif., when circuses and freak shows came to town. — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, "Wayne Thiebaud, Famed for the Art of Sweets, Has Portrayed Far More," 26 Apr. 2018 His era was an unprecedented freak show for the 450-foot home run. — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Trevor Hoffman built chemistry off field, defeated it from mound," 25 Jan. 2018 Now, the Phantom runs a circus-like freak show on New York’s Coney Island. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Love Never Dies' looks great, but less filling," 29 Mar. 2018 Around a corner, a visitor comes face-to-face with artifacts from a freak show that was part of the Sells-Floto Circus a century ago. — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, "The fun may be about to end for Playland-Not-at-the-Beach," 23 Mar. 2018 The thrill never dies Finding actors who could sing opera tinged with rock and fill out a freak show was an especially fun nightmare. — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, "Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies': For conductors, pleasing the composer is a labor of love," 7 Jan. 2018

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