Bughouse

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌɡˌhaʊs/

Definitions of bughouse

noun a slang term for a mental hospital or psychiatric institution

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a bughouse in the garden.

A2 The children built a bughouse out of sticks and leaves.

B1 The bughouse was filled with all sorts of insects.

B2 The bughouse was a popular attraction at the nature reserve.

C1 The bughouse was meticulously designed to attract a variety of bugs.

C2 The bughouse project won an award for its innovative approach to studying insect behavior.

Examples of bughouse in a Sentence

formal The bughouse was infested with insects, prompting the need for professional exterminators.

informal We need to clean up the bughouse before mom gets home.

slang Let's grab some snacks and hang out at the bughouse tonight.

figurative His mind felt like a bughouse, filled with chaotic thoughts buzzing around.

Grammatical Forms of bughouse

• past tense: bughoused
• plural: bughouses
• comparative: more bughouse
• superlative: most bughouse
• present tense: bughouse
• future tense: will bughouse
• perfect tense: have bughoused
• continuous tense: is bughousing
• singular: bughouse
• positive degree: bughouse
• infinitive: to bughouse
• gerund: bughousing
• participle: bughoused

Origin and Evolution of bughouse

First Known Use: 1909 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'bughouse' originated from the combination of 'bug' meaning an insect or a problem, and 'house' referring to a dwelling or place. It is believed to have been used in reference to a mental institution or a place for the mentally unstable.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'bughouse' has evolved to also refer to a state of confusion or chaos, often used informally to describe someone who is acting erratically or irrationally.