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 ● Feb. 5, 2025
After they broke up, he moved back into this crazy house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
“You don’t want to go visit your mom in the crazy house, the hospital, so you have to sacrifice,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
I feel like I’m living in the crazy house.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2013
She sent us off to school and tried to maintain her crazy house as usual, ranting about this and that, but the fire was gone.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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