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    loon·y bin
    /ˈlo͞onē bin/

    noun

    • 1. a home or hospital for people who are mentally ill: informal "he's an obvious candidate for the loony bin"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOONY BIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOONY BIN definition: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric hospital (= a hospital that treats patients with mental…. Learn more.

    • Polski

      loony bin definicja: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric...

    • English (US)

      LOONY BIN meaning: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › loony binLoony bin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LOONY BIN is an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals : a psychiatric hospital.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › loony-binLOONY BIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Loony bin definition: an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.. See examples of LOONY BIN used in a sentence.

  5. wordhistories.net › 2021/01/22 › loony-bin‘loony bin’: meaning and origin - word histories

    Jan 22, 2021 · The expression loony bin is a facetious appellation for a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses. —Synonym: giggle-house. A shortened form of lunatic, loony (also looney, luny) means: – as a noun: a person who is mentally ill; an extremely foolish or eccentric person; – as an adjective: mentally ill; extremely ...

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › loony-binloony bin - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of loony bin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOONY BIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LOONY BIN meaning: 1. an offensive word for a psychiatric hospital (= a hospital that treats patients with mental…. Learn more.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › loony-binLoony bin Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    LOONY BIN meaning: a hospital for people who are insane.