housebroken

See also: house-broken

English

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Etymology

house + broken

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, Jeff Bridges as The Dude, The Big Lebowski, written by Ethan Coen; Joel Coen:
      Hey. At least I'm housebroken.

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