booby hatch

boo·by hatch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boo-bee hach]
- /ˈbu bi hætʃ/
- /ˈbuː.bi hætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo-bee hach]
- /ˈbu bi hætʃ/

Definitions of booby hatch words

noun booby hatch a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship 3
noun booby hatch a mental hospital 3
noun booby hatch a covering over a small hatchway on a ship 3
noun booby hatch an institution for the mentally ill 3
noun booby hatch Nautical. a small hatch giving access to a ladder from the weather deck of a vessel to the interior of the hull. a small companion secured over a deck opening. a hoodlike hatch cover having a sliding top. 1
noun booby hatch Slang. an insane asylum. jail. 1

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Origin of booby hatch

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Booby hatch

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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booby hatch popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for booby hatch

noun booby hatch

bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
funny farm — a psychiatric hospital.
loony bin — an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
mental hospital — psychiatric institution

All 16 Synonyms of booby hatch