sin bin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.
  2. A place for transgressors, a limbo; a place of confinement or self-isolation after (or in order to avert) transgressions; a state of disgrace.
  3. A referral unit or special class for frequent truants.
  4. Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back.
verb
  1. to send a player off temporarily following an infringement of a rule in a game

Pronunciation

en-au-sin bin.ogg

Word forms

sin bin sin bins sin-bin sinbin sin binning sin binned

Etymology

From sin + bin. Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the US trade name.

Related words

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