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Cuckoo's Nest (Noun)

Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The hospital was a cuckoo's nest, with patients running wild and staff struggling to maintain order.
After a few days in the cuckoo's nest, he was convinced that the doctors were out to get him.
Her aunt had been locked up in a cuckoo's nest for decades, with no one knowing how to treat her condition.
The scandalous conditions at the cuckoo's nest made headlines for weeks, sparking outrage and demands for reform.
In the old days, they used to throw you into a cuckoo's nest at the slightest sign of eccentricity.