Funny House (Noun)
Meaning
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- He was sent to the funny house after his erratic behavior became too much for his family to handle.
- The locals avoided the old mansion, whispering that it was once a funny house where they locked away the town's most troubled souls.
- She was worried that if she didn't get her life together, she'd end up in the funny house like her aunt.
- The comedian's jokes about being in the funny house were met with awkward laughter from the audience.
- After the war, many soldiers were sent to the funny house to deal with what would later be known as PTSD.
Synonyms
- Madhouse
- Nut House
- Funny Farm
- Booby Hatch
- Loony Bin
- Bedlam
- Crazy House
- Sanatorium
- Cuckoo's Nest
- Nuthouse
- Snake Pit