bughouse

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
2. (US, slang) A prison.
3. (US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
4. (South-Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.

Adj

Crazy, insane.

Synonyms

around the bend

bats

daft

deranged

loony

mad

maniacal

non compos mentis

one brick short of a full load

over the edge

potty

doolally

meshuggener

off one’s chump

off one’s nut

out of one’s mind

nuts

off one’s rocker

off one’s trolley

meshugge

off one’s rocket

nutso

reality challenged

nutzoid

Translations

dement

geistesgestört

Tandem

umnachtet

aberrant

aliéné

dément

fêlé

fol

démenciel

folle

demente

pazzesco

dēmēns

īnsānus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌɡhaʊs/

Etymology

From bug + house.