bughouse

[ buhg-hous ]

/ ˈbʌgˌhaʊs /

Slang.

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noun, plural bug·hous·es [buhg-hou-ziz]. /ˈbʌgˌhaʊ zɪz/.

an insane asylum.

adjective

insane; crazy.

Origin of bughouse

1890–95, Americanism;bug¹ (cf. buggy², bugs) + house

Words nearby bughouse

bugger-all, bugger off, buggery, Buggin's turn, buggy, bughouse, Bughouse Square, Buginese, bug-juice, bugle, bugleweed

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Example sentences from the Web for bughouse

He says you know what he wants to be, and that you think he's bughouse.
William Adolphus Turnpike|William Banks
That frame has got upon it no clothes she does not need; she wears no bughouse bonnet that makes man's bosom bleed.
Rippling Rhymes|Walt Mason
And I guess they're not quitting it till they figger Josh is right for the bughouse.
The Triumph of John Kars|Ridgwell Cullum
I heard 'er screamin' agen, 'Oh, I say—the flyin' mail—flyin'—bughouse,' an' then nothin' more.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt

Gerald was bughouse on a gambling proposition, across the Mexican line.
Owen Clancy's Happy Trail|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for bughouse

bughouse

/ (ˈbʌɡˌhaʊs) offensive, slang, mainly US /

noun

a mental hospital or asylum

adjective

insane; crazy

Word Origin for bughouse

C20: from bug 1 + (mad) house

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bughouse
释义	bughouse [ buhg-hous ] / ˈbʌgˌhaʊs / Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bughouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural bug·hous·es [buhg-hou-ziz]. /ˈbʌgˌhaʊ zɪz/. an insane asylum. adjective insane; crazy. Origin of bughouse 1890–95, Americanism;bug¹ (cf. buggy², bugs) + house Words nearby bughouse bugger-all, bugger off, buggery, Buggin's turn, buggy, bughouse, Bughouse Square, Buginese, bug-juice, bugle, bugleweed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bughouse He says you know what he wants to be, and that you think he's bughouse. William Adolphus Turnpike\|William Banks That frame has got upon it no clothes she does not need; she wears no bughouse bonnet that makes man's bosom bleed. Rippling Rhymes\|Walt Mason And I guess they're not quitting it till they figger Josh is right for the bughouse. The Triumph of John Kars\|Ridgwell Cullum I heard 'er screamin' agen, 'Oh, I say—the flyin' mail—flyin'—bughouse,' an' then nothin' more. Tramping with Tramps\|Josiah Flynt Gerald was bughouse on a gambling proposition, across the Mexican line. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail\|Burt L. Standish British Dictionary definitions for bughouse bughouse / (ˈbʌɡˌhaʊs) offensive, slang, mainly US / noun a mental hospital or asylum adjective insane; crazy Word Origin for bughouse C20: from bug 1 + (mad) house Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bughouse sanitarium, psychiatric hospital, bedlam, booby hatch, funny farm, madhouse, mental hospital, nut house, snake pit, lunatic asylum, padded cell, rubber room, sanatorium, loony bin, mental home, asylum
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bughouse

noun, plural bug·hous·es [buhg-hou-ziz]. /ˈbʌgˌhaʊ zɪz/.

adjective

Origin of bughouse

Words nearby bughouse

Example sentences from the Web for bughouse

British Dictionary definitions for bughouse

noun

adjective

Word Origin for bughouse

Words related to bughouse