| booby hatch n. 1. Nautical A raised covering over a small hatchway. 2. Offensive Slang An institution for the mentally ill. |
booby hatch
n
1. a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
2. US slang a mental hospital
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| Noun | 1. |  booby hatch - pejorative terms for an insane asylumcrazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
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