booby hatch

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booby hatch

A derogatory slang term for a hospital for the mentally ill or unstable. If you keep saying crazy things like that, they're going to throw you in the booby hatch.
See also: booby, hatch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

booby hatch

(ˈbubi...)
n. a mental hospital. I was afraid they would send me to the booby hatch.
See also: booby, hatch
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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