booby-hatch
(slang, pejorative) A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution.
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(slang, pejorative) A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution.
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(nautical) A small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
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- booby house90%
(slang, derogatory) booby-hatch; lunatic asylum.
- booby house78%
An older derogatory slang term for a psychiatric hospital or mental asylum, synonymous with 'booby-hatch'. The term reflects the stigmatising language historically used around mental health treatment, framing institutions as places where foolish or 'booby' people were locked away. While the phrase is dated, it still surfaces in vintage writing, old films, and occasionally in retro-flavoured humour, and understanding it requires acknowledging its place in the history of ableist slang.
- bughouse70%
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
- booby hut69%
(US, dialect, dated) A carriage body put upon sleigh runners.