"fun house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fun houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fun house (plural fun houses)
  1. (euphemistic) A brothel. Tags: euphemistic Translations (euphemism for brothel): lõbumaja (Estonian), ilotalo (Finnish), maison de joie [feminine] (French), Freudenhaus [neuter] (German), gyönyörtanya (Hungarian), örömtanya (Hungarian), kupleráj (Hungarian), kupi (Hungarian), agencja towarzyska [feminine] (Polish), glädjehus [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fun_house-en-noun-wJVKP7py Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'euphemism for brothel': 94 5 1
  2. Alternative spelling of funhouse. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: funhouse Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-fun_house-en-noun-nYKVPuoq Disambiguation of Prostitution: 5 91 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 93 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 89 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 89 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 91 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 5 85 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 86 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 85 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 82 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 87 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 85 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 88 9
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fun, house.
    Sense id: en-fun_house-en-noun-5iUJa8xv

Inflected forms

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