nuthouse

nut house

noun Slang.
a mental hospital; insane asylum.
Also, nut·house.


Origin:
1900–05

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nuthouse (ˈnʌtˌhaʊs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
slang a mental hospital or asylum

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nuthouse definition


and nut factory; nut-foundry; nuthatch
  1. n.
    an insane asylum. : The teacher spent three years in the nuthouse. , When did you get out of the nut factory?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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