spite house

noun

A building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.

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Meanings

nounspite house (plural spite houses)

plural spite houses

  1. A building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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