housebroken

See also: house-broken

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From house +‎ broken.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: housbrōk'ən, IPA(key): /haʊsbɹəʊkən/

Adjective

housebroken (not comparable)

  1. (of animals) trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
    Synonym: house-trained
    • 1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski‎, spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):
      Hey. At least I'm housebroken.

Translations
house-trained — see house-trained
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