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madhouse

[mad-hous] / ˈmædˌhaʊs /


NOUN
(older, offensive) residence for mentally ill people
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Madhouse has also given us the terrific "Hunter X Hunter" adaptation, Mitsuo Ito’s "Dennou Coil," "Death Note," "Sonny Boy" and a host of other beloved series.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

Sancton's lawsuit said that OpenAI copied nonfiction books, including his "Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night" to train its GPT large language models.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

Washington and its suburbs spawned their own Ramones, their own Damned, bands with names like Bad Brains, Teen Idles, Tru Fax & the Insaniacs, Minor Threat, Madhouse and Rites of Spring.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

“But that just makes the connection that I do have that much more special. Because I’m so welcomed with J. at Madhouse, I find no need to go elsewhere.”

From New York Times • May 11, 2022

They were meant to be studies in abnormal psychology, for they were printed together in the Dramatic Lyrics under the caption Madhouse Cells.

From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by Phelps, William Lyon




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