housebroken

See also: house-broken

English

Alternative forms

• house-broken

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^[1], spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):

     Hey. At least I'm housebroken.

Translations

house-trained — see house-trained