Nuthouse

//ˈnʌtˌhaʊs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hospital for the mentally ill. informal, offensive

    "That guy is totally crazy; he belongs in a nuthouse."

  2. 2
    pejorative terms for an insane asylum wordnet

Synonyms

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bedlamcrazy housecuckoo's nestfunny farmloony binmadhouse

Example

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"Sometimes, I think I'm in a nuthouse."

Etymology

From nut + house.

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