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  2. Bughouse definition: an insane asylum.. See examples of BUGHOUSE used in a sentence.

  3. bug· house ˈbəg-ˌhau̇s. Synonyms of bughouse. informal + offensive. : mentally unsound. bughouse. 2 of 2. noun. plural bughouses. informal + disparaging. : an institution providing care to mentally unsound individuals. Synonyms. Adjective. balmy. barmy [ chiefly British] bats. batty. bedlam. bonkers. brainsick. certifiable. crackbrained. cracked.

  4. noun [ C ] us / ˈbʌɡ ˌhaʊs / uk / ˈbʌɡ ˌhaʊs / Add to word list. another name for bee house. (Definition of bug house from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of bug house? C1. Browse. buffoonery. bug hotel. bug house. bug out. bug-eyed. bug-out bag. bugbear. To top.

  5. What does the word bughouse mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bughouse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bughouse has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. psychiatry (1880s) medicine (1890s) film (1950s) theatre (1950s) See meaning & use.

  6. Definition of 'bughouse' Word Frequency. bughouse in American English. (ˈbʌɡˌhaus) Word forms: noun plural -houses (-ˌhauzɪz) slang. noun. 1. a psychiatric hospital. adjective. 2. irrational, odd, or eccentric. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  7. bughouse. (ˈbʌgˌhaʊs) n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) adj. Slang. n. 1. an insane asylum. adj. 2. insane; crazy. [1890–95, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Translations. Spanish / Español. Select a language: bughouse.

  8. Dec 27, 2023 · 1.3 Noun. 1.3.1 Derived terms. 1.4 Adjective. English [ edit] Etymology [ edit] bug +‎ house. Pronunciation [ edit] IPA ( key): /ˈbʌɡhaʊs/ Audio (AU) Noun [ edit] bughouse (plural bughouses) ( US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc. ( US, slang) A prison. ( US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum .

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