bughouse
Americannoun
plural
bughousesadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bughouse
Example Sentences
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His sax player, Rocky Morales, told me in the men’s room, “I used to be in the bughouse, but I’m O.K. now.”
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2013
This is starting to seem less like a skillful game of chess and more like a madcap game of bughouse.
From Forbes • Jan. 31, 2013
Yet above this book's McLuhanoid jargon and bughouse semantics, one challenging notion shimmers: the hope that the power of commercial television can be decentralized.
From Time Magazine Archive
Petulant as a small boy he went "bughouse" when crossed, but he was cunning, and he earned the respect of New York City's top crooks.
From Time Magazine Archive
First off they didn't seem to know whether they'd strayed into a bughouse, or were just bein' cheered; but when they sees Old Hickory's mouth corners they concludes to take it as a josh.
From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster
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