key to the midway

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A type of fool's errand
A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location
key to the midway

    Hyphenation

    key to the Mid·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    ki tı dhi mîdwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkē tə ᴛʜē ˈmədˌwā/ /ˈkiː tə ðiː ˈmɪdˌweɪ/

    Etymology

    () From the custom of sending a rube on a quest for the (non-existent) “key to the midway”.
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