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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1.booby 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