Booby-hatch

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
  2. 2
    A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution. derogatory, slang

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