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- [buhg-hous]
- /ˈbʌgˌhaʊs/
- /ˈbʌɡ.haʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhg-hous]
- /ˈbʌgˌhaʊs/
Definitions of bughouse word
- noun bughouse a mental hospital or asylum 3
- adjective bughouse insane; crazy 3
- noun bughouse an insane asylum 3
- adjective bughouse insane 3
- noun plural bughouse an insane asylum. 1
- adjective bughouse insane; crazy. 1
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Origin of bughouse
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95, Americanism; bug1 (cf. buggy2, bugs) + house
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Parts of speech for Bughouse
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bughouse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bughouse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bughouse
noun bughouse
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
- booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
- funny farm — a psychiatric hospital.
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
Top questions with bughouse
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