Dr. House

noun

A highly effective and intelligent doctor, especially one who is caustic and unlikeable.

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Meanings

nounDr. House (plural Dr. Houses)

plural Dr. Houses · alternative Doctor House

  1. A highly effective and intelligent doctor, especially one who is caustic and unlikeable.

    This show is the Dr. House of mystery anime

    2024 August 12, ExocetHumper, “This show is the Dr. House of mystery anime”, in reddit.com
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    Well I'll check into it. But there's nothing sure about a tumor. It was the Dr. House of that hospital, Dr. Link who told us of a possible tumor yesterday. That really scared the hell out of Josh, the thought that he might have cancer of the lungs.

    (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 137

    Read Shrapnel number eleven which goes into the Straios Program that essentially makes Dune Style Suk Doctors or if you’re not familiar with them, a bunch of Doctor Houses. They’re known to field more combat medics and MASH units than anyone else.

    2024 June 19, yetimus37, “Just getting into the lore and this got in my brain. Also: Hi!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026

Origin

From the titular character of the television show House.

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APA

Dr. House. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dr.%20House

MLA

“Dr. House.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dr.%20House. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dr. House,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dr.%20House.

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