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madhouse

[mad-hous] / ˈmædˌhaʊs /


NOUN
(older, offensive) residence for mentally ill people
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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

The kitchen turns into a madhouse with cooks working and waitresses fighting to get their orders out first, all while the floor is flooded with soda.

From Los Angeles Times