crazy house
AmericanEtymology
Origin of crazy house
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"Bad Boy Records was a crazy house with a lot of young people who wanted to touch the King's robes," she says.
From BBC
After they broke up, he moved back into this crazy house.
From Los Angeles Times
“I had to keep telling myself, ‘It’s OK, I’m going to this crazy house that no one gets to go to.’”
From New York Times
“The crazy house,” is what she said some homes were called in the Black community where the symptoms were seen but not checked.
From Seattle Times
You know, just some really cool, unique, crazy houses.
From Los Angeles Times
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