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bughouse

/ˈbʌɡhaʊs/

noun 5
adjective 1
forms 3

noun5

(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
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(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
- Well, he was ready for the bughouse, certainly. — 1976
Clipping of bughouse chess
(US, slang) A prison.
(South-Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.

adjective1

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(US, slang) Crazy, insane.
- 'Just what's up on this train? It seems bughouse to me.' — 1934

forms

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