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rat house

rat house noun: a mental hospital.

Noun

rat house (plural rat houses)

  1. (Australia, slang) A mental hospital.
    • I've had enough, mate. A bloody man is starting to get the Joe Blakes and the dry retches and if a man keeps this up I'm sure to finish in the rat house with the DTs at this rate.1998, Keith B. Saunders, Myall Road, page 91

Forms of rat house

pluralrat houses
alternative formrathouse

Questions about rat house

What does rat house mean?
Rat house means a mental hospital.
What part of speech is rat house?
Rat house is a noun.
What is the plural of rat house?
The plural of rat house is rat houses.

Words near rat house in the dictionary

  1. rat fucks
  2. rat guard
  3. rat guards
  4. rat hole
  5. rat holes
  6. rat house
  7. rat houses
  8. rat in a granary
  9. Rat Indian
  10. Rat Indians
  11. Rat Islands

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