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key to the midway

Definitions

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  • noun A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
  • noun A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location.

Etymologies

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Carny slang, from the custom of sending a rube on a quest for the (non-existent) “key to the midway”.

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