Meanings
nounfunhouse (plural funhouses)
plural funhouses · alternative fun house
- A structure, usually at a circus or amusement park, enclosing several interactive attractions such as distorting mirrors, ramps, slides, stairs, rotating barrel slides, etc., that usually do not involve performers.
“It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.”
2003, Cory Doctorow, chapter 6, in Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Origin
Translations
Finnish hupitalo, naurutalo
- hupitaloTranslations
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French palais de rire
- palais de rireTranslations
Hungarian elvarázsolt kastély
- elvarázsolt kastélyTranslations
Polish wesołe miasteczko
- wesołe miasteczkoTranslations
Swedish lustigt hus
- lustigt husTranslations
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APA
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“funhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funhouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funhouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funhouse.
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