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Snake pit
/sneɪk
pɪt/
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Snake pit
noun
1.
Any place of pain and turmoil.
Synonyms:
hell
,
hell on earth
,
hellhole
,
inferno
,
the pits
.
"The inferno of the engine room" , "When you're alone Christmas is the pits"
2.
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Synonyms:
Bedlam
,
booby hatch
,
crazy house
,
cuckoo's nest
,
funny farm
,
funny house
,
loony bin
,
madhouse
,
nut house
,
nuthouse
,
sanatorium
.
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