swingin’ acrobat
n.— «Twice in November, sideshow drivers who were, as they say, swingin’ acrobat ripped through Gladys Green’s yard.» —“Deadly Swerves and Spins” by Louis Sahagun in Oakland, Calif. Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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