- nuthouse
- noun Date: 1900 slang a mental hospital
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nuthouse
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nuthouse — [nut′hous΄] n. Slang an institution for the mentally ill * * * nut house n. Offensive Slang An institution for the mentally ill. * * * … Universalium
nuthouse — [nut′hous΄] n. Slang an institution for the mentally ill … English World dictionary
nuthouse — noun A lunatic asylum. That guy is crazy; he belongs in a nuthouse. Syn: nutfarm, funny farm, insane asylum, mental hospital … Wiktionary
nuthouse — nut|house [ˈnʌthaus] n 1.) informal a place that is loud, unpleasant, and not organized ▪ I don t want to spend another night in this nuthouse. 2.) old fashioned informal a ↑psychiatric hospital … Dictionary of contemporary English
nuthouse — AND nut factory; nut foundry; nuthatch n. an insane asylum. □ The judge spent three years in the nuthouse. □ They’re going to send you to the nut foundry some day … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Nuthouse (album) — Nuthouse Studio album by Haywire Released 1990 Recorded Nidaros Studios, Trondheim, Norway … Wikipedia
Nuthouse — mental hospital … Dictionary of Australian slang
nuthouse — Australian Slang mental hospital … English dialects glossary
nuthouse — nut|house [ nʌt,haus ] noun count OFFENSIVE an offensive word for a hospital for people who are mentally ill … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nuthouse — noun informal an institution for those with psychiatric illnesses … English new terms dictionary
