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booby hatch

Definition of booby hatch

noun

North American informal

a psychiatric hospital.

booby hatch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of booby hatch in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

boob tube
booboisie
boobook
booby ¹
booby ²
booby hatch
booby prize
booby trap
boodie
boodle
boofhead

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merrythought

noun

the wishbone of a bird …

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