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bug·house

   [buhg-hous] noun, plural -hous·es  [-hou-ziz] , adjective Slang.
noun
1.
an insane asylum.
adjective
2.
insane; crazy.

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Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; bug1 (compare buggy2, bugs) + house
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bughouse (ˈbʌɡˌhaʊs)
 
—n
1.  a mental hospital or asylum
 
—adj
2.  insane; crazy
 
[C20: from bug1 + (mad)house]

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