Meanings
nounbooby hatch (plural booby hatches)
plural booby hatches
- alternativeAlternative form of booby-hatch.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpejorative terms for an insane asylum
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
booby hatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booby%20hatch
MLA
“booby hatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booby%20hatch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “booby hatch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booby%20hatch.
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