cuckoo's nest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(slang) A lunatic asylum.
“Those offices have not been entered since Lyman Soap closed down, right after old Afton was hauled off to the cuckoo's nest in 1907,” said van Graven.
2004, August Schwerdfeger, From Bricks to Dust, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuckoo's nests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |