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nuthouse
nuthouse (ˈnʌtˌhaʊs) nslang a mental hospital or asylumThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nuthouse - pejorative terms for an insane asylumbooby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlammental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
Translationsnuthouse
nuthouseold-fashioned slang A derogatory and offensive term for a psychiatric hospital or insane asylum. "Nut" is a derogatory slang term meaning "a crazy person." My great aunt Lidia apparently got locked up in a nuthouse when she was a teenager because she said she could commune with ghosts. I can't go to the police about it! They'd throw me in the nuthouse if I came to them with such an unbelievable story.nuthouse and nut factory and nut-foundry and nuthatch n. an insane asylum. The teacher spent three years in the nuthouse. When did you get out of the nut factory? nuthouse
Synonyms for nuthousenoun pejorative terms for an insane asylumSynonyms- booby hatch
- crazy house
- cuckoo's nest
- funny farm
- funny house
- loony bin
- madhouse
- nut house
- sanatorium
- snake pit
- Bedlam
Related Words- mental home
- mental hospital
- mental institution
- psychiatric hospital
- insane asylum
- asylum
- institution
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