Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booby house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: booby -house
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

booby-hatch; lunatic asylum

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"As for taking the kinks out of weak backs, straightening them out and tightening them up around the waist, that's old stuff in all the booby houses where the keepers clap the patients in strait jackets."

Usage

Inflected Forms

booby houses (plural)

Questions

What does booby house mean?: booby-hatch; lunatic asylum

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