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View synonyms for loony bin

loony bin

noun

, Informal.
  1. an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.


loony bin

noun

  1. slang.
    a mental hospital or asylum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loony bin1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Maybe he was someone’s relative who had just gotten out of the loony bin.

In common parlance, the film was described as being about an “insane asylum” or a “loony bin” filled with people who were “crazy” or “nuts.”

What was once a ticket to the political loony bin has leaped off Hollywood screens and out of science-fiction novels and into the national conversation.

Dear Amy: "I'm No Loony" reported that her folks laughed about her grandfather's post-WWII service guarding a military mental hospital, calling it a "loony bin."

In what was framed as a funny anecdote, my parents and aunt repeatedly talked about my grandfather's time guarding the "loony bin."

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