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circus act

circus act noun: a performance typical of a circus, such as tightrope walking or fire eating.

Noun

circus act (plural circus acts)

  1. A performance typical of a circus, such as tightrope walking or fire eating.
  2. (figuratively) Anything absurd or convoluted; a rigmarole.
    • “What kind of circus act is this, Adams?” the Mayor shouted.2007, C. R. Truitt, Messengers from the West Mountain, page 238
    • It's like those women who go to gay bars on a hen night because for them, we're a bloody circus act and it's a story to tell on their wedding day […]2011, Timothy Brown, Civil Partnership, page 172

Synonyms of circus act

Forms of circus act

pluralcircus acts

Questions about circus act

What does circus act mean?
Circus act means a performance typical of a circus, such as tightrope walking or fire eating.
What part of speech is circus act?
Circus act is a noun.
What is the plural of circus act?
The plural of circus act is circus acts.

Words near circus act in the dictionary

  1. circumwent
  2. circumzenith
  3. circumzenithal
  4. circumzygomatic
  5. circus
  6. circus act
  7. circus acts
  8. circus freak
  9. circus freaks
  10. circus peanut
  11. circus peanuts

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