English Explanatory Dictionary

bughouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
  2. A prison.
  3. A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
  4. A cheap and dirty cinema.
  5. Clipping of bughouse chess
adj
  1. Crazy, insane.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌɡhaʊs/ En-au-bughouse.ogg

Word forms

bughouse bughouses more bughouse most bughouse

Etymology

From bug + house.

Derived words

bughouse chess
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