nuthouse

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nuthouse

(ˈnʌtˌhaʊs)

slang a mental hospital or asylum

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Noun

nuthouse - pejorative terms for an insane asylum

booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam

mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

Translations

nuthouse

[ˈnʌthaʊs] N (nuthouses (pl)) [ˈnʌthaʊziz] → manicomio m

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nuthouse

[ˈnʌtˌhaʊs] n (fam) → manicomio

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References in periodicals archive ?

She added: "I'm rebuilding my life, I've been in the nuthouse for three-and-a-half years and I'm allowed to say that, the N word.

I've been in the nuthouse for three and a half years that's why I'm alive now; SINEAD TELLS HOW SHE IS 'REBUILDING LIFE'O'Connor 'really good' after winning depression battle

So much so that when he was fired by registered mail from the news operation then known as "Nuthouse Channel 5" in 1980, no less than John Schulian and Gary Deeb both stepped to the keyboard to lament the astounding absurdity.

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Behavioral disorders are all lumped together as some form of nuthouse insanity; townsfolk aren't hesitant to use the word 'buang' in its most sordid sense to describe anyone needing medical help for their inner struggles.

Before tragedy

Mixers, get the biggest of You see, this would suggest they had broken up when - as any fully paid-up member of the nuthouse fan group knows - they never officially split.

Harry & co headed in only One Direction; CAPITAL SCOTLAND DRIVETIME STAR ON MUSIC'S BIG STORIES EVERY WEEK

Bender Plaza's tenants include Woods Coffee, The Nuthouse Grill, Cancun Restaurant, State Farm Insurance and Reflexion Salon.

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Because every good show space needs a name, they called theirs "The Nuthouse." That's where Sheer Mag was born, though everyone took a different path to get there.

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It's time for the sane folk to step up and help stamp it out otherwise we're all going to end up in the nuthouse.

Self-policing by fans the only way we can stop nutters winning; SPORTS VIEW FRIDAY

However after that humiliation he has decided a far more "kinetic" option is needed and now wants to join Hillary in the nuclear nuthouse.

Boris heads for the nuclear nuthouse

You belong in a nuthouse. Ted Cruz fits that diagnosis.

Letters for the public record

Caption: Nuthouse Proof of Nutella's global dominance can be seen at Eataly's Nutella Cafe in New York (1).

Nutella: the simple, sinful cocoa spread that started in wartime Italy and went on to drive the world nuts

The list of Good Samaritans who came to Lisa's rescue is headed by Brierley Hill business Nuthouse Bakery.