"funhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: funhouses [plural]
Etymology: fun + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fun|house}} fun + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} funhouse (plural funhouses)
  1. (originally US) A structure, usually at a circus or amusement park, enclosing several interactive attractions such as distorting mirrors, ramps, slides, stairs, rotating barrel slides, etc., that usually do not involve performers. Wikipedia link: funhouse Categories (topical): Amusement rides Synonyms: fun house Derived forms: funhouse mirror Translations (Translations): hupitalo (Finnish), naurutalo (Finnish), elvarázsolt kastély (Hungarian), wesołe miasteczko [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-funhouse-en-noun-cRbwt9z1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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