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Definition of Circussy
1. pertaining to a circus [adj] - See also: circus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circussy
Literary usage of Circussy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1894)
"And he accused Murat of carelessness of his horses, ingratitude to his benefactor,
circussy style. Shalders went so far as to defend Murat for attending to ..."
2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"[Obviously ' music- hally ' or ' circussy ' in derivation: a cross between rhyming
slang and a clown's WHEEZE (?.".).] 1809-70. ..."
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