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Mughouse vs Bughouse - What's the difference?

mughouse | bughouse |

As nouns the difference between mughouse and bughouse

is that mughouse is an alehouse; a pothouse while bughouse is (us|slang) a flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.

As an adjective bughouse is

(us|slang) crazy, insane.

mughouse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An alehouse; a pothouse.
  • * Tickell
    • Our sex has dared the mughouse chiefs to meet, / And purchased fame in many a well-fought street.

    bughouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
  • (US, slang) A prison.
  • (US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
  • (South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.

    • Derived terms

    * bughouse chess

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US, slang) Crazy, insane.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 1127:
    • Ewball, man, that is some bughouse talk.
    English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs