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Booby Hatch (Noun)

Meaning

Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • He finally ended up in the booby hatch after weeks of erratic behavior.
  • The neighbors whispered that old Mrs. Jenkins was sent to the booby hatch for trying to communicate with aliens.
  • His increasingly bizarre antics led everyone to suspect that he was heading straight for the booby hatch.
  • She claimed that her mother was unfairly institutionalized and thrown into the booby hatch by her greedy stepfather.
  • Years of isolation had driven the abandoned mansion's caretaker to the booby hatch, or so the local legend went.

Synonyms

  • Madhouse
  • Nut House
  • Funny Farm
  • Loony Bin
  • Bedlam
  • Funny House
  • Crazy House
  • Sanatorium
  • Cuckoo's Nest
  • Nuthouse
  • Snake Pit

Hypernyms

  • Mental Home
  • Insane Asylum
  • Mental Hospital
  • Institution
  • Asylum
  • Mental Institution
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