5150ed
English
Etymology
Referring to Section 5150 (involuntary psychiatric hold) of California's Welfare and Institutions Code. See -ed.
Verb
5150ed
- (US) involuntarily confined by reason of mental illness that might make one a danger to oneself or others
- 1998, Timothy R. Tangherlini, Talking trauma: paramedics and their stories, page 117:
- He was an overdose, he died, and they 5150ed him.
- 2000, Clint Catalyst, Cottonmouth Kisses, page 150:
- Sure, if you've ever been 5150ed by the Psychiatric Evaluation Team (no thanks to you and Rachael. Just because I was flipping my wig, flinging dishes and threatening to kill myself didn't mean I was actually SUICIDAL, guys! Jeez!) […]
- 2010, Jane Vandenburgh, A Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century, page 358:
- Then, almost immediately on the heels of Beverly came Dante, who'd been 5150ed by his mother.
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Synonyms
- sectioned (UK)