busked
Performed for tips
Busked is the past tense of busk, meaning to perform music or entertainment in public spaces for tips.
Street musicians busk on subway platforms, sidewalks, and pedestrian areas: She busked her way across Europe with just a guitar and a hat for coins.
The term is more common in British English than American.
Deed or performance
- gigShort-term paid work
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- showMake something apparent
- entertainerOne who amuses others
pitch · set · audience · passersby · crowd · spectators · bystanders · tourists
Extras for servers
- hatGarment for the head
- donationsGifts to organizations
- coinsMetal money units
- gratuitiesPayments beyond the bill
appreciation · patrons · generosity · contributions · earnings · takings · collection · payment
Fretted stringed instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
- vocalsSung musical parts
- singingVocal music-making
strumming · acoustic · ukulele · banjo · concertina · violin · saxophone · didgeridoo
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
- caricaturesExaggerated comic depictions
- unicyclingRiding a one-wheeled vehicle
act
Deed or performance
entertainer · pitch · set · audience · passersby · crowd · spectators · bystanders · tourists · sidewalk
tips
Extras for servers
gratuities · appreciation · patrons · generosity · contributions · earnings · takings · collection · payment · support
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
- vocalsSung musical parts
singing · strumming · acoustic · ukulele · banjo · concertina · violin · saxophone · didgeridoo · folk
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
- caricaturesExaggerated comic depictions
unicycling · contortion · acrobatics · breakdancing · beatboxing