nut house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nut house
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He just got here an hour ago, and he’s already trying to get a date in a part-time nut house—it’s almost funny.
From Literature
“I have committed another suggestion with respect to gravitation which exposes me to the danger of being confined to the nut house,” he confided to a friend.
From New York Times
"What made this Gabriel from the nut house get so confidential all of a sudden?"
From Project Gutenberg
"How can an atom bomb go off in a nut house?"
From Project Gutenberg
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