madhouse

noun

mad·house | \ ˈmad-ˌhau̇s

Definition of madhouse

1 informal + now often offensive : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals

2 informal : a place of uproar or confusion The day of the game against the U.S.S.R., Blythe Arena was a madhouse. Thousands milled about outside, hoping to find a way in.— Walter Bingham

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The stadium was a madhouse when the team won the championship. it was hard to believe that this place with the bright cheery walls was really a madhouse

Recent Examples on the Web And so the teams behind the Piatti family of Italian restaurants, the Spanish paella powerhouse Toro Kitchen + Bar and the modernist Mexican madhouse called Mixtli launched new restaurants high into mid-pandemic orbit. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Three new San Antonio restaurants — Camp Outpost Co., Cuishe Cocina Mexicana and Kumo bringing special food, like insects, to S.A.," 12 Nov. 2020 Alabama bike shop owner Clint Jameson got one warning before COVID-19 turned his whole industry into a madhouse. — al, "The way we roll: How COVID-19 has changed cycling," 10 July 2020 The first Wednesday in February was once a recruiting madhouse. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, "Winners and losers on the second college football national signing day," 5 Feb. 2020 The stage was an absolute madhouse with the 30-year-old retiree wildin' out as ringleader. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "The Five Best Moments at Gronk Beach 2020, a Super Bowl LIV Miami Bacchanal," 2 Feb. 2020 This week, the Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport has been a madhouse with people fighting to get standby seats on flights out of the North African country. — Natalia E. Contreras, Indianapolis Star, "'We feel abandoned': Hoosiers stuck in Morocco wait for help as other travelers go home," 19 Mar. 2020 Some European airports were a madhouse this week after President Trump called a halt to most travel from Europe in a bid to slow the spread of the virus. — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, "‘An earthquake’: Coronavirus crisis rocks higher education, forcing students and professors into uncharted territory," 14 Mar. 2020 This season, the Seahawks were 4-4 in their madhouse, 7-1 on the road. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Myth: 49ers fans can lift their team to victory Saturday," 8 Jan. 2020 The Washington Nationals just went into Houston’s madhouse ballpark and beat Cys 1 and 1A, including last night’s embarrassing butt-kick. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: MLB Umpire Rob Drake's tweet shows what the hell is wrong with us," 24 Oct. 2019

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