5150
/ˈfɪf.ti.wənˈfɪf.ti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.52 in modern English
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Meaning
verb
To involuntarily confine someone for a mental illness that poses a risk to themselves or others.
American usage; Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "And they're all, "He's over there against the tree, he's not talking to us, he's not saying anything and he has a history of being a psychiatric patient and so we're 5150ing him.""
- "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!) […]"
- "“I'm going to keep him under sedation until tomorrow morning, and then 5150 him at UCI Medical Center Psychiatric Unit.”"
- "Finally she said, “Zach, i'm calling 911 and have them 5150 you.”"
- "Then, almost immediately on the heels of Beverly came Dante, who'd been 5150ed by his mother."
- "And it's not possible to 5150 him [place him on a psychiatric hold]. He's not a danger to self, not a danger to others."
Etymology
From Article 1, Section 5150 of California's Welfare and Institutions Code, signed into law in 1967, regarding involuntary commitment for psychological evaluation and treatment. Popularized outside of California due to the spread of popular media produced in the state.
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Transitive verb
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.
Inflected Forms
5150s (plural)
fifty-one fifty (alternative)
5150s (present, singular)
5150's (present, singular)
5150ing (participle, present)
5150'ing (participle, present)
5150ed (participle, past)
5150ed (past)
5150'd (participle, past)
5150'd (past)
5150'ed (participle, past)
5150'ed (past)