October 25 2010
Word of the Week: Ampster
AMPSTER: a decoy in a carnival crowd who feigns exuberance to help the sideshow operator. [Corruption of Amsterdam, a rhyming slang for ram, a con’s confederate.]
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October 25 2010
AMPSTER: a decoy in a carnival crowd who feigns exuberance to help the sideshow operator. [Corruption of Amsterdam, a rhyming slang for ram, a con’s confederate.]
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