nuthouse

English

Etymology

nut +‎ house

Noun

nuthouse (plural nuthouses)

(informal, offensive) A hospital for the mentally ill.
That guy is totally crazy; he belongs in a nuthouse.

Synonyms

(hospital for mentally ill): insane asylum, mental hospital, madhouse, nutfarm, funny farm, lunatic asylum
See also Thesaurus:lunatic asylum

Translations

informal term for lunatic asylum — see madhouse

References

nuthouse at OneLook Dictionary Search

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