fun house
noun
: a building in an amusement park that contains various devices designed to startle or amuse
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Look for trick-or-treat stations, a Mad Science Fairy fun house, spooky STEM activities, live performances and family-friendly DJs, food trucks and sensory play zones.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The twinkly ’80s Madonna sound of the production adds to the throwback fun house-party atmosphere.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
What began as a conventional one-bedroom in a building where his neighbors included Mayor Ed Koch and activist Bella Abzug became his personal fun house.
—Tim Street-Porter, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The twinkly ’80s Madonna sound of the production adds to the throwback fun house-party atmosphere.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
What began as a conventional one-bedroom in a building where his neighbors included Mayor Ed Koch and activist Bella Abzug became his personal fun house.
—Tim Street-Porter, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Fun house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fun%20house. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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