Funny Farm (Noun)
Meaning
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- He'd been locked away in that funny farm for years before his family finally figured out the truth about his condition.
- After her erratic outbursts, they shipped her off to the local funny farm to get her the help she supposedly needed.
- His cousin had been sent to the funny farm after trying to fly off the roof, but he insisted he was just conducting an experiment.
- They said he was crazy and needed to be locked up in some funny farm, but he was just a genius ahead of his time.
- Her aunt had been institutionalized at the funny farm for supposedly hearing voices, but she said it was just the radio playing in her head.
Synonyms
- Madhouse
- Nut House
- Booby Hatch
- Loony Bin
- Bedlam
- Funny House
- Crazy House
- Sanatorium
- Cuckoo's Nest
- Nuthouse
- Snake Pit