freak show
noun
freak show is a noun meaning “An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which may include people who are gigantic, dwarfish, intersex…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-E-A-K-S-H-O-W. The plural of freak show is freak shows.
What does freak show mean?
noun
- 1
An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which may include people who are gigantic, dwarfish, intersex, physically deformed or who have other extraordinary diseases, conditions and talents.
- 2
derogatoryslangA freakish person, or a group thereof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce freak show?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-freak_show.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freak show
- freak shows plural
- freakshow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with freak show
Also written: freakshow (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Freak show in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense freak show:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | freak show |
| German | Monstrositätenschau |
| Portuguese | show de aberrações, show de horrores |
| Spanish | espectáculo de fenómenos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.