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- [fuhn-ee fahrm]
- /ˈfʌn i fɑrm/
- /ˈfʌni fɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuhn-ee fahrm]
- /ˈfʌn i fɑrm/
Definitions of funny farm words
- noun funny farm a psychiatric hospital. 1
- noun funny farm a mental institution 0
- noun funny farm an institution for the mentally ill 0
Information block about the term
Origin of funny farm
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Funny farm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
funny farm popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
funny farm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for funny farm
noun funny farm
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
- booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
- loony bin — an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
See also
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