funny farm

fun·ny farm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fuhn-ee fahrm]
- /ˈfʌn i fɑrm/
- /ˈfʌni fɑːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhn-ee fahrm]
- /ˈfʌn i fɑrm/

Definitions of funny farm words

noun funny farm a psychiatric hospital. 1
noun funny farm a mental institution 0
noun funny farm an institution for the mentally ill 0

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Origin of funny farm

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Funny farm

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Funny farm

funny farm 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.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for funny farm

noun funny farm

bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
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 funny farm