Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

animal house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: an-i-mal -house
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rowdy frat house.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The fraternity was expelled from campus three years ago because a road trip, one of the time-honored pranks of an animal house, went terribly wrong."

Etymology

The term pre-dates the 1978 film Animal House.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

animal houses (plural)

Questions

What does animal house mean?: A rowdy frat house.
Where does animal house come from?: The term pre-dates the 1978 film Animal House.

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