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

looming, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes, loop, loop aerial, loop diuretic, loop knot
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Words related to loony bin

bedlam, madhouse, bughouse, nuthouse, sanatorium, sanitarium

British Dictionary definitions for loony bin

loony bin

noun

slang a mental hospital or asylum
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