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fun house

fun house noun: a brothel. Also the alternative spelling of funhouse.

Noun

fun house (plural fun houses)

  1. (euphemistic) A brothel.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fun, house.
    • The result is an eclectic home with a flair for the unusual and not a few touches of humor. It is a fun house, a relaxed house. From the minute you walk into the Cochrane home, "unique" jumps to mind.1988, Lorrie Baird, “Governor's Island Living”, in New Hampshire Profiles, volume 37, part 1, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 22
    • “The colors add a lot of warmth and the finishes turned out really well,” Matt says. “It's a fun house.”2004 April, Jay Uhlenbrauck, “Repeat [Repeat] Performance”, in Log Home Design, Active Interest Media, →ISSN, page 96

Also used as

fun house is also the alternative spelling of funhouse.

Examples of fun house in a sentence

  • No one wants to come here because this is not a fun house,” he protested before storming off.2011, Kenneth Ginsburg M.D., Susan FitzGerald, Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens...
  • We wanted to go to the fun houses, the ones where they would feed us and let us be a little rambunctious, the ones that had the least amount of rules and where the parents were cool.2019, Terry Darnell, Packing for Life: A Parent's Guide to Success, Christian Faith Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC:

Forms of fun house

pluralfun houses

Questions about fun house

What does fun house mean?
Fun house means a brothel.
How do you use fun house in a sentence?
No one wants to come here because this is not a fun house,” he protested before storming off.
What part of speech is fun house?
Fun house is a noun.
What is the plural of fun house?
The plural of fun house is fun houses.

Words near fun house in the dictionary

  1. fun fair
  2. fun fund
  3. fun funds
  4. fun fur
  5. fun furs
  6. fun house
  7. fun houses
  8. fun in a bun
  9. fun in games
  10. fun lover
  11. fun lovers

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