grind show

noun

A continually operating sideshow.

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Meanings

noungrind show (plural grind shows)

plural grind shows

  1. artsA continually operating sideshow.

    J. J. Page Exposition Shows can place Ten-in-One that has something inside, also one more Grind Show.

    1930 April 26, Billboard, page 107
    1 more example

    For example, a grind show is one that operates constantly, its ticket sellers and grinders (spielers) "grinding away" all day.

    2005 September 9, Joe Nickell, Secrets of the Sideshows, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 50
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APA

grind show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20show

MLA

“grind show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grind show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20show.

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