BUGHOUSE

Etymology

Noun

bughouse (plural bughouses)

(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.

(US, slang) A prison.

(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.

(South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.

Adjective

bughouse (comparative more bughouse, superlative most bughouse)

(US, slang) Crazy, insane.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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