English · Slang Attested

funny farm

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Meaning · English

An insane asylum.

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Paddy the Duke was right. I had one more "tour of duty" to put in at the funny farm. They turned me loose a few days after he left, sometime in the winter months of 1959, but in a little more than a year's time I would be back at Avalon Valley; and I would be a very sick man.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “funny farm” mean?

An insane asylum.

Is “funny farm” formal or informal?

funny farm is generally slang.

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