nut house
nut house
N n Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nuht noun, adjective hous]
- /nʌt noun, adjective haʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nuht noun, adjective hous]
- /nʌt noun, adjective haʊs/
Definition of nut house words
- noun nut house a mental hospital; insane asylum. 1
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Origin of nut house
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nut house
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nut house popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% 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.
nut house usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nut house
noun nut house
- bughouse — a mental hospital or asylum
- laughing academy — (Slang) A mental hospital.
- loony bin — an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
- lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
- mental home — a home, hospital, or institution for people who are mentally ill
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