booby hatch

/ˌbubi ˈhætʃ/
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Other forms: booby hatches

Definitions of booby hatch
  1. noun
    pejorative terms for an insane asylum
    synonyms: Bedlam, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
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    type of:
    asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital
    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced people
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