housebroken en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- housbrōk'ən
- /haʊsbɹəʊkən/
Etymology
From house + broken.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable, of animals) trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
Hey. At least I'm housebroken.
1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski, spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):Week in and week out you come back like a housebroken Pomeranian loyal to the bitter end. Good boy.
2012 September 1, 0:14 from the start, in Putin Learns Putin Behind Plot To Assassinate Putin, The Onion, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2016:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| house-broken | alternative | lexicographic |