funhouse
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- noun
- /ˈfʌnˌhaʊs/
- Informal
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caos
- But the world wasn't a funhouse.
But people, you people, do not live in a funhouse.
- But people, you people, do not live in a funhouse.
Examples
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This makes the chase completely surprising and scary, causing a funhouse effect.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's like a funhouse in there.
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Looking at this Denver team is like looking into one of those funhouse mirrors.
Blog text (11) -
Having a productive discussion in this forum is kind of like navigating through a maze of funhouse mirrors.
Blog text (26) -
As a result, Cowboys fans live in a funhouse of mirrors that make every player look larger than they really are, right up until the moment a real playoff contender comes in and trashes the place.
Blog text (31) -
Six men stood outside her door; she studied them through the peephole, a wide-angle lens that spread their stern faces into the facades of funhouse characters.
Fiction book (2001) -
Identically dressed and decorated, they are mimetically twinned like mirror images in a carnival funhouse, their doubled presence destroying any sense of individuality.
Academic text (2003) -
The chaotic meeting felt like a funhouse, with everyone speaking at once and no clear direction.
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Navigating through the maze of wacky decorations made the party feel like a funhouse experience.
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After entering the quirky gallery, it became evident that this exhibit was a funhouse of absurd art.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very noisy, chaotic place often used to describe a mental hospital or busy shop
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8.0
A loud, wild situation of disorder and confusion
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6.8
A situation that is chaotic and full of problems
A very messy place or situation
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Funhouse also became a way to describe a chaotic or confusing situation by the image of those strange, twisting rooms. So when events are confusing or absurd we call them a funhouse because they feel distorted and hard to follow.