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men in white coats noun- medical or laboratory personnel UK, 1967
- psychiatric staff UK, 1968
Usually humorous, and in a context that questions a person’s sanity. - What I actually want, he thought, is to get this bunny-boiler carted off by the men in white coats. She kissed him on the cheek. “See you later.” — Colin Butts, Is Harry Still on the Boat?, p. 202, 2003
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