rubber room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rubber room
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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When Pence was told of this days later, he told Jacob, “that’s rubber room stuff,” according to Jacob’s testimony.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2022
“Guys would be in a rubber room by the end of the year.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022
We hope this year's committee is meeting in a rubber room.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2015
Oh, just put me in the creative room, the rubber room, the clown room.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2011
You couldn't just go around announcing that your mom was Athena, the goddess who invented the loom; Most people would lock you in a rubber room.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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