loony bin

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noun Informal.

an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.

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Origin of loony bin

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby loony bin

loom-state, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes, loop, loop aerial, loop diuretic, looped
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Words related to loony bin

bedlam, booby hatch, funny farm, madhouse, mental hospital, nut house, snake pit, bughouse, lunatic asylum, padded cell, psychiatric hospital, rubber room, sanatorium, sanitarium

British Dictionary definitions for loony bin

loony bin

noun

slang a mental hospital or asylum
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