bughouse

/ˈbʌɡˌhaʊs/
noun
  1. A mental hospital or psychiatric institution.
    • The old bughouse on the hill has been closed for decades.
    • In the movie, the detective pretends to be crazy to get into the bughouse.
    • After his breakdown, he was sent to the bughouse for treatment.
  2. A type of chess game played with a partner, where captured pieces can be placed back on the board by the partner.
    • Bughouse is fast and chaotic, perfect for a fun evening with friends.
    • She prefers bughouse over regular chess because it's more social.
    • We played bughouse at the chess club until midnight.
adjective
  1. Crazy or insane.
    • That idea is completely bughouse — it will never work.
    • The noise from the construction site is driving me bughouse.
    • He went bughouse after losing his job and his home in the same week.
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