funhouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfʌnˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From fun + house.
Meanings
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A structure, usually at a circus or amusement park, enclosing several interactive attractions such as distorting mirrors, ramps, slides, stairs, rotating barrel slides, etc., that usually do not involve performers.
“It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.”
2003, Cory Doctorow, chapter 6, in Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| funhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fun house | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (6)
fi hupitalo (Translations) · fr palais de rire (Translations) · fi naurutalo (Translations) · pl wesołe miasteczko (Translations) · hu elvarázsolt kastély (Translations) · sv lustigt hus (Translations)