carnival
kor nuh vuhl
- n a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- n a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere - n a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- It was carnival week again in Manhattan.
- During Buenos Aires' annual carnival last week, police arrested twelve men for violating carnival rules by wearing masks.
- That this old carnival ever has seen.