sin bin
An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an…An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.
Meaning
4 sensesAn area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.
(figuratively)A place for transgressors, a limbo; a place of confinement or self-isolation after (or in order to avert) transgressions; a state of disgrace.
2004, John Campbell, Margaret Thatcher, Volume 2: The Iron Lady, page 214, She was obliged to leave him in the sin-bin for four years.
(UK, colloquial)A referral unit or special class for frequent truants.
(Australia, US, colloquial)Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back.
1978 March, Jim Elder, Camp/work conversion, Popular Mechanics, page 110, There is the shag-carpet “sin bin” with its fur upholstery, mahogany paneling, stained glass, color TV and chrome sidepipes.
1986 January, A Family Affair, Popular Mechanics, page 86, Unlike the full-size Sin Bins of the ′70s, the new family vans are cute, comfortable and carlike.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From sin + bin. Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the UFrom sin + bin. Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the US trade name.
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