psycho single
n.— «When my freshman year came to an end in May 1981, I packed up my remnants from the “psycho single” I had been assigned—a single dorm room reserved for emergency security risks—and returned to L.A.» —“Why Me?” by Jodie Foster Esquire December, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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