Armshouse

//ˈɑːmzhaʊs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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