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armshouse

Syllables: arms·house/ˈɑːmzhaʊs/US/ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/

armshouse noun: bloodshed, violence. Also the misspelling of almshouse.

Noun

armshouse (uncountable)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English) Bloodshed, violence.
    • You don't wanna bring armshouse / I'll bring armshouse to your mum's house / You don't wanna bring no beef / Bring some beef you'll lose some teeth2004 October 25, Lethal Bizzle et al., “Pow! (Forward)”, performed by Demon
    • Grime events have a reputation for trouble. The music builds up tention but offers little scope for release—a recipe for fights on the dance floor. […] At one point during the Stratford Circus performance, the host, Peaches, comes on to report the disappearance of a cell phone, then delivers an...2005 August, Simon Reynolds, “A Life of Grime”, in Sia Michel, editor, Spin, New York, N.Y.: Spin Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 86

Also used as

armshouse is also the misspelling of almshouse.

Examples of armshouse in a sentence

  • Stop the armshouse!" she berates ("armshouse" being grime slang for violence).2005 August, Simon Reynolds, “A Life of Grime”, in Sia Michel, editor, Spin, New York, N.Y.: Spin Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 86:
  • Coz if you don't take care of this then believe me, they'll^([sic – meaning there'll]) be armshouse!2015 August 31, Oscar Phoenix, This Hostage to Fortune, [Raleigh, N.C.]: Lulu Publishing Services, →ISBN:

Origin of armshouse

Possibly arms + house (“a house in which firearms are stored or can be found”).

A misspelling of almshouse.

Questions about armshouse

What does armshouse mean?
Armshouse means bloodshed, violence.
How do you use armshouse in a sentence?
Stop the armshouse!" she berates ("armshouse" being grime slang for violence).
What part of speech is armshouse?
Armshouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce armshouse?
Armshouse is pronounced /ˈɑːmzhaʊs/ (UK).

Words near armshouse in the dictionary

  1. armsful
  2. armsfull
  3. armsfuls
  4. armshield
  5. armshields
  6. armshouse
  7. armskote
  8. armskotes
  9. armsmaker
  10. armsmakers
  11. armsmaster

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