bughouse

Example Sentences

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His sax player, Rocky Morales, told me in the men’s room, “I used to be in the bughouse, but I’m O.K. now.”

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2013

This is starting to seem less like a skillful game of chess and more like a madcap game of bughouse.

From Forbes • Jan. 31, 2013

To get a laugh from Venezuelan vertebrates in the neighborhood, Beebe and company put up a sign reading "LABORATORIO: MANICOMO," i.e., bughouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Petulant as a small boy he went "bughouse" when crossed, but he was cunning, and he earned the respect of New York City's top crooks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The old boy looked pretty bughouse when she first grappled him, but she went on, whispering in his ear and patting his off shoulder till he stood still, but sweating a little.

From Cabbages and Kings by Henry, O.