"housey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more housey [comparative], most housey [superlative]
Etymology: From house + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|house|y|id2=adjectival}} house + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} housey (comparative more housey, superlative most housey)
  1. (colloquial) Resembling or characteristic of house music; houselike. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-housey-en-adj-HHtO35oP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 54 46
  2. Of hops: having the fruit mixed up with the leaves, making picking difficult.
    Sense id: en-housey-en-adj-p0NaWq1V Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: housey-housey

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