"bughouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌɡhaʊs/ Audio: En-au-bughouse.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bughouse [comparative], most bughouse [superlative]
Etymology: bug + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bug|house}} bug + house Head templates: {{en-adj}} bughouse (comparative more bughouse, superlative most bughouse)
  1. (US, slang) Crazy, insane. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare
    Sense id: en-bughouse-en-adj-AUGT0d~x Disambiguation of Buildings: 16 13 30 30 11 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 30 12 14 33 11 Categories (other): American English, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 17 15 27 12

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌɡhaʊs/ Audio: En-au-bughouse.ogg [Australia] Forms: bughouses [plural]
Etymology: bug + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bug|house}} bug + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} bughouse (plural bughouses)
  1. (US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare
    Sense id: en-bughouse-en-noun--NhN-IY2 Disambiguation of Buildings: 16 13 30 30 11 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 30 12 14 33 11 Categories (other): American English, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 17 15 27 12
  2. (US, slang) A prison. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare, Prison
    Sense id: en-bughouse-en-noun-YYhvBp9g Disambiguation of Buildings: 16 13 30 30 11 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 30 12 14 33 11 Disambiguation of Prison: 13 9 45 23 10 Categories (other): American English, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 17 15 27 12
  3. (US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Buildings, Film, Healthcare, Hotels
    Sense id: en-bughouse-en-noun-BqIBpkmt Disambiguation of Buildings: 16 13 30 30 11 Disambiguation of Film: 18 10 12 41 20 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 30 12 14 33 11 Disambiguation of Hotels: 21 21 11 34 13 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 17 9 45 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 15 11 36 18 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 17 15 27 12
  4. (South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema. Tags: South-Africa, slang Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare
    Sense id: en-bughouse-en-noun-P10YQHnF Disambiguation of Buildings: 16 13 30 30 11 Disambiguation of Healthcare: 30 12 14 33 11 Categories (other): South African English, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 17 15 27 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bughouse chess

Inflected forms

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