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bughouse

[buhg-hous] / ˈbʌgˌhaʊs /


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His sax player, Rocky Morales, told me in the men’s room, “I used to be in the bughouse, but I’m O.K. now.”

From New York Times Jul. 30, 2013

This is starting to seem less like a skillful game of chess and more like a madcap game of bughouse.

From Forbes Jan. 31, 2013

Petulant as a small boy he went "bughouse" when crossed, but he was cunning, and he earned the respect of New York City's top crooks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet above this book's McLuhanoid jargon and bughouse semantics, one challenging notion shimmers: the hope that the power of commercial television can be decentralized.

From Time Magazine Archive

The whole thing's bughouse, that's what, an' I almost get dippy myself thinkin' about it.

From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London




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