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madhouse

[mad-hous] / ˈmædˌhaʊs /


NOUN
(older, offensive) residence for mentally ill people
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The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.

From Salon

With the tying run at second base and none out in the ninth inning, he was the calm in a screaming madhouse.

From Los Angeles Times

Citizens Bank Park was a madhouse in Game 1, but the crowd for Game 2 was comparatively toned down.

From Los Angeles Times

Tim O’Reilly, a media writer in Chicago, says that if he didn’t come to a streaming service with a title already in mind, the search would be a madhouse.

From Salon

It was a “chaotic madhouse,” per the actor, in which the kids would perform to stand out, but he was the only one to end up pursuing anything professionally.

From Los Angeles Times