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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

Hypernyms

  • Insane Asylum
  • Mental Hospital
  • Institution
  • Asylum
  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Mental Institution
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