crazy house
AmericanEtymology
Origin of crazy house
First recorded in 1885–90
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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
“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 ● Jun. 29, 2022
I feel like I’m living in the crazy house.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2013
Then, “It’s the crazy house at the carnival,” she said.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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