fun house

noun

: a building in an amusement park that contains various devices designed to startle or amuse

Examples of fun house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From giant dinosaurs to leaning fun houses, Michigan is chock full of quirky and kitschy amusements for families and first dates. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2024 The images of these background objects get distorted into arcs and other shapes, like seeing a reflection in a fun house mirror. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 June 2024 The point of a biopic is to capture the essence of the subject, not to create a Madame Tussauds fun house that glosses over history in favor of a perfect likeness (most biopics fail at both, hence the hex). Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 June 2024 Their novelties ran to roller coasters, fun houses, live music and theaters; freak shows, animal acts and spooky rides. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fun house 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fun house was in 1920

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“Fun house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fun%20house. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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