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nuthouse

/ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
nut-house
IPA
/ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hospital for the mentally ill.

Informal; Offensive

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nut + house.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nuthouses (plural)

Synonyms

bedlam bin booby-hatch booby house bughouse crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm happy hotel insane asylum laughing academy loony bin

Questions

How do you pronounce nuthouse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/.
What does nuthouse mean?
A hospital for the mentally ill.
Where does nuthouse come from?
From nut + house.

How to pronounce nuthouse

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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