fun house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhn noun, adjective hous]
- /fʌn noun, adjective haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhn noun, adjective hous]
- /fʌn noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of fun house words

noun fun house (in an amusement park) a building that is specially constructed and has devices for surprising and amusing patrons walking through. 1
noun fun house attraction at fair or amusement park 1
noun fun house an attraction at a funfair, carnival, etc, with a variety of entertainment such as clowns, distorting mirrors, etc 0
noun fun house an attraction at an amusement park consisting of a series of rooms and passageways with sloping or moving floors, distorting mirrors, and other devices designed to surprise or amuse 0
noun fun house A funhouse. 0
noun fun house A carnival or amusement park attraction through which customers ramble to see unexpected clowns, distortion mirrors, ramps, slides, stairs, rotating barrel slides, etc. 0

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Origin of fun house

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Fun house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fun house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% 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.

fun house usage trend in Literature

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