Circus Vocabulary and Terms
The following is a selected bibliography of books and articles related to circus vocabulary and terms.
Burns, Lisa. Through the “Front Door” to the “Backyard”: Linguistic Variation of the American Circus.
Circuses and Sideshows. Circus Lingo and Slang.
Huey, Rodney. International Guide to the Circus: A Glossary of Common Circus Ternimology. Updated edition. Monaco: Fédération Mondiale du Cirque, 2015.
McKennon, Joe. Circus Lingo. Sarasota, FL: Carnival Publishers of Sarasota, 1980.
Saxon, A. H. Circus Language, A Glossary of Circus Terms, Fairfield, CT: Jumbo Press, 2000. The 36-page pamphlet, concise but comprehensive.
Stevens, Geoff. Circus Dictionary: Over 1000 Circus Terms. Aardvark Publishing, 2005.