Armshouse
//ˈɑːmzhaʊs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Bloodshed, violence. Multicultural-London-English, uncountable
"You don't wanna bring armshouse / I'll bring armshouse to your mum's house / You don't wanna bring no beef / Bring some beef you'll lose some teeth"
- 2 Misspelling of almshouse. alt-of, misspelling
Example
More examples"You don't wanna bring armshouse / I'll bring armshouse to your mum's house / You don't wanna bring no beef / Bring some beef you'll lose some teeth"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Possibly arms + house (“a house in which firearms are stored or can be found”).
Etymology 2
A misspelling of almshouse.
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