An American regional term for a merry-go-round or roundabout — a spinning ride typically found at fairs and playgrounds. The name is particularly common in rural Southern and Appalachian American English. 'Jenny' as a generic female name appears in various folk names for mechanical devices.
The kids begged for another turn on the flying jenny at the county fair.
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(US, regional) roundabout; merry-go-round.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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