loony bin

loon·y bin

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo-nee bin]
- /ˈlu ni bɪn/
- /ˈluː.ni bɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-nee bin]
- /ˈlu ni bɪn/

Definitions of loony bin words

noun loony bin an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. 1
noun loony bin psychiatric hospital 1
noun loony bin a mental hospital or asylum 0
noun loony bin an institution for the mentally ill 0
noun loony bin (Slang) A lunatic asylum. 0

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Origin of loony bin

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Loony bin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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loony bin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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 loony bin

noun loony bin

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
funny farm — a psychiatric hospital.
madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
mental hospital — psychiatric institution

All 16 Synonyms of loony bin