looney bin
looney bin is the alternative form of loony bin.
Meaning of loony bin
Noun
loony bin (plural loony bins)
- A lunatic asylum.
- And perhaps, of course, her dreams had seemed more real to other people, too, than life could be—there was always that impossibility, more real than anything which seemed merely possible—at least in this old house by the roaring waves, this loony bin.1965, Marguerite Young, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, Scribner, page 426
- Synonyms:
- bedlam, bin, booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, happy hotel, insane asylum
Forms of looney bin
| plural | looney bins |
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Questions about looney bin
- What is looney bin the alternative form of?
- Looney bin is the alternative form of loony bin.
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