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funny farm

NOUN
insane asylum
Synonyms
WEAK
bedlam booby hatch bughouse laughing academy loony bin lunatic asylum madhouse mental health institution mental home mental hospital mental institution nuthouse padded cell psychiatric hospital psychiatric ward rubber room sanatorium sanitarium snake pit

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This subtle, amiable jailbird on temporary leave to the funny farm is saner than the men around him but he’s not necessarily brighter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for budding writers as an MFA is now.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2015

"I don't watch betting patterns and I think, if I did, I'd wind up in the funny farm."

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012

What happens when you fling together a dozen wild young comedy writers, throw in a bunch of nuts right off the funny farm, and toss a friendly little riot?

From Time Magazine Archive

And to everyone else, take it easy and hang tough. i was temporarily insane at the time See you smart guys at the funny farm.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette