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booby hatch
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.booby hatchn.1. Nautical A raised covering over a small hatchway.2. Offensive Slang An institution for the mentally ill.booby hatch n 1. a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship 2. offensive slang US a mental hospital boo′by hatch`
n. 1. (on a vessel) a small companion secured over a deck opening. 2. Slang. a. an insane asylum. b. jail. [1830–40] booby hatch - First a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable.See also related terms for hatch.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. booby hatch - pejorative terms for an insane asylumcrazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlammental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
booby hatch
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.booby hatchA derogatory slang term for a hospital for the mentally ill or unstable. If you keep saying crazy things like that, they're going to throw you in the booby hatch.See also: booby, hatchbooby hatch (ˈbubi...) n. a mental hospital. I was afraid they would send me to the booby hatch. See also: booby, hatchbooby hatch
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.- noun
Synonyms for booby hatchnoun pejorative terms for an insane asylumSynonyms- crazy house
- cuckoo's nest
- funny farm
- funny house
- loony bin
- madhouse
- nut house
- nuthouse
- sanatorium
- snake pit
- Bedlam
Related Words- mental home
- mental hospital
- mental institution
- psychiatric hospital
- insane asylum
- asylum
- institution
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