house|bro|ken

house|bro|ken
house|bro|ken «HOWS BROH kuhn», adjective.
1. (of a dog, cat, or other pet) trained to have clean habits for living indoors.
2. Figurative. socially acceptable; tame: »

The housebroken, whitewashed tunes she sang were designed to tweak the white conscience ever so slightly (Atlantic).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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