nuthouse

Plural: nuthouse_s, nuthouses

Noun

• An informal term for an insane asylum or mental hospital.
• pejorative terms for an insane asylum
• A hospital for the mentally ill.

Examples

• That guy is totally crazy; he belongs in a nuthouse.
• Trying to win this game feels like I’m stuck in a NUTHOUSE of confusing tile racks.

Synonyms

Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, sanatorium, snake pit, bedlam, bin, booby house, booby-hatch, bughouse, grippy sock vacation, happy hotel, insane asylum, laughing academy, lunatic asylum, mental asylum, mental health center, mental health hospital, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, nutfarm, nuthouse, psych ward, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, psychopathic hospital, special hospital, whack shack