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nuthouse

British  
/ ˈnʌtˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. slang a mental hospital or asylum

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“Plus, I was homeschooling my own four kids. It was a nuthouse.”

From Washington Times

Kelly wants to exit the nuthouse and he sees this as his best excuse, trumped-up though it is.

From New York Times

“When I got to Teen Challenge, I thought, ‘I’ve really hit the nuthouse.’”

From Washington Times

“When I got to Teen Challenge, I thought, ‘I’ve really hit the nuthouse.'”

From Seattle Times

It all happens for a reason and the more you sit around and worry about it… You’ll end up in the nuthouse.

From The Guardian