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loony bin

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loony bin

–noun Informal.
an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.

Origin:
1880–85
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loony bin  
n.   Offensive Slang
An institution for the mentally ill.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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loony bin

  1. n.
    an insane asylum; a mental hospital. : Today's loony bins are far different from those of just a few decades ago.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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