carnival booth

Game station tent

A carnival booth is a temporary stall or stand at a fair or carnival, typically offering games of chance, food, or small prizes.

The term evokes midway attractions where barkers call out to passersby: We spent twenty dollars trying to win a stuffed bear at the carnival booth.

By extension, anything with a similar atmosphere of flashy persuasion and dubious odds: The sales floor felt like a carnival booth.

Related

cotton candy · balloon · ring toss · milk bottle · goldfish · ring the bell · strength test · prize wheel · stuffed animal · midway · popcorn · lights · awning · darts · wheel · counter · tokens · shooting gallery

Categories
Opposites
permanence and establishment

carnival boothdepartment store

Large multi-section retail establishment

flagship store · corporate headquarters · bank branch · chain store · supermarket

atmosphere and purpose

carnival boothpost office

Public mail facility

DMV office · insurance agency · pharmacy counter · funeral home · waiting room

commercial formality

carnival boothbank branch

Retail financial outlet

insurance office · law firm · corporate office · financial institution

Family

carnival, booth, carnivals, booths, carnal, carnality, carnally, carnivore, carnivorous

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G