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单词 booby hatch
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booby hatch


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booby hatch

n.1. Nautical A raised covering over a small hatchway.2. Offensive Slang An institution for the mentally ill.

booby hatch

n 1. a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship 2. offensive slang US a mental hospital

boo′by hatch`


n. 1. (on a vessel) a small companion secured over a deck opening. 2. Slang. a. an insane asylum. b. jail. [1830–40]

booby hatch

- First a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable.See also related terms for hatch.
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Noun1.booby hatch - pejorative terms for an insane asylumbooby hatch - pejorative terms for an insane asylumcrazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlammental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

booby hatch


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booby hatch

A derogatory slang term for a hospital for the mentally ill or unstable. If you keep saying crazy things like that, they're going to throw you in the booby hatch.See also: booby, hatch

booby hatch

(ˈbubi...) n. a mental hospital. I was afraid they would send me to the booby hatch. See also: booby, hatch

booby hatch


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  • noun

Synonyms for booby hatch

noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum

Synonyms

  • crazy house
  • cuckoo's nest
  • funny farm
  • funny house
  • loony bin
  • madhouse
  • nut house
  • nuthouse
  • sanatorium
  • snake pit
  • Bedlam

Related Words

  • mental home
  • mental hospital
  • mental institution
  • psychiatric hospital
  • insane asylum
  • asylum
  • institution
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