Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boghouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bog-house
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

From bog + house.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

boghouses (plural) bog-house (alternative)

Synonyms

boggard craphouse shithouse shouse

Questions

What does boghouse mean?: An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Where does boghouse come from?: From bog + house.

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