Bughouse
Pronunciation: /ˈbəɡˈhaʊs/
Bughouse (noun)
- a place where people with mental illnesses are treated
Examples
- The patient was admitted to the bughouse for treatment.
- She worked as a nurse in the local bughouse.
Common collocations: admit to bughouse, work in a bughouse, bughouse idea, bughouse plan
Bughouse (adjective)
- acting in a very strange or crazy way
Examples
- His bughouse ideas often surprised everyone.
- The bughouse plan was too risky to follow.