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Meaning of bughouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈbʌɡhaʊs/

Definitions

A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
US, slang
A prison.
US, slang
A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
US, slang
A cheap and dirty cinema.
South-Africa, slang
Clipping of bughouse chess
abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Examples

“Well, he was ready for the bughouse, certainly.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bughouse chess bugia bugicide Buginese Bugis bugkind