Nut House (Noun)
Meaning
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- They're going to lock him up in the nut house if he doesn't calm down.
- My grandmother used to work at the local nut house, and she'd tell us the craziest stories.
- He's been acting so strangely lately, I'm starting to think he belongs in a nut house.
- The old mansion on the hill used to be a nut house, but it's been abandoned for decades.
- After his breakdown, he spent a few months in the nut house to get his head back together.
Synonyms
- Madhouse
- Funny Farm
- Booby Hatch
- Loony Bin
- Bedlam
- Funny House
- Crazy House
- Sanatorium
- Cuckoo's Nest
- Nuthouse
- Snake Pit