fun house

noun

1. (in an amusement park) a building that is specially constructed and has devices for surprising and amusing patrons walking through.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fun house¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Some of them are hard to relate to, except as spectacle, and feel like a cross between the Bauhaus and a fun house.

From New York Times

In the next scene, Howze is splayed out on a mattress beneath a suspended fun house mirror, skis dangling from the ceiling as he rehearses his final thoughts.

From New York Times

Like O’Neal’s Fun House, Gronkowski placed his tickets starting at $74.

From Seattle Times

“We’re not going to do that to the people,” said O’Neal, who said the going rate for Fun House starts at $99 but will increase as the event nears.

From Seattle Times

Corey’s attempts to make sense of the literary fun house they’ve been thrust into will remind some readers of, for instance, the challenges low-income students face when they are granted admission to Ivy League schools but are not given the support they need to successfully navigate those rarefied spaces.

From New York Times