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snake pit

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snake pit
n. Slang
1. A place of disorder and chaos.
2. A mental health facility.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snake pitsnake pit - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, the pits
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
2.snake pitsnake pit - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, 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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