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    loony bin

    noun

    • 1. a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses: informal "he's an obvious candidate for the loony bin"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › loony-binLOONY BIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOONY BIN definition: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric hospital (= a hospital that treats patients with mental…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      LOONY BIN meaning: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric...

    • Polski

      loony bin definicja: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric...

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      loony bin translate: 精神病醫院（同 psychiatric hospital）. Learn...

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › loony-binLOONY BIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Loony bin definition: an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.. See examples of LOONY BIN used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › loony binLoony bin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LOONY BIN is an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals : a psychiatric hospital.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › loony-binLOONY BIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    loony bin in American English. noun. offensive, informal. a psychiatric hospital or ward. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  7. wordhistories.net › 2021/01/22 › loony-bin‘loony bin’: meaning and origin – word histories

    Jan 22, 2021 · The expression loony bin is a facetious appellation for a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses. —Synonym: giggle-house. A shortened form of lunatic, loony (also looney, luny) means:– as a noun: a person who is mentally ill; an extremely foolish or eccentric person;– as an adjective: mentally ill; extremely foolish or eccentric.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › loony-binloony bin noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of loony bin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › loony binLoony bin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of loony bin. noun. pejorative terms for an insane asylum. synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit. see more.