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Definition of loony bin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loony bin

noun

/ˈluːni bɪn/

/ˈluːni bɪn/

(old-fashioned, informal, offensive)

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an offensive way of referring to a psychiatric hospital

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