loony bins
loony bins is the plural 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
Questions about loony bins
- What is loony bins the plural of?
- Loony bins is the plural of loony bin.
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