Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armshouse

/ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arms-house
IPA: /ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bloodshed, violence.

Uncountable

noun

Misspelling of almshouse.

Example Sentences

"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 teeth"
"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 impromptu lecture. "Stop thiefin'! Stop the armshouse!" she berates ("armshouse" being grime slang for violence). "They're locking off grime raves, dancehall basements—where you gonna go? Country & western nights?!""
"Coz if you don't take care of this then believe me, they'll^([sic – meaning there'll]) be armshouse!"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/
British English: /ˈɑːmzhaʊs/

Usage

Uncountable

Homonyms

almshouse (RP)

Questions

How do you pronounce armshouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/.
What does armshouse mean?: Bloodshed, violence.
Where does armshouse come from?: Possibly arms + house (“a house in which firearms are stored or can be found”).

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