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