sin bin

[ sin bin ]

noun

, Slang.

1. Ice Hockey. penalty box ( def 1 ).
2. British. an isolated room or facility where offenders, as misbehaving students or disruptive prisoners, are placed for a period of detention or rehabilitation: four inmates doing time in the sin bin for physical violence.

   secondary-school cyberbullies sent to the sin bin;

   four inmates doing time in the sin bin for physical violence.

sin bin

noun

1. slang.
   (in ice hockey, rugby, etc) an area off the field of play where a player who has committed a foul can be sent to sit for a specified period
2. informal.
   a special unit on a separate site from a school that disruptive schoolchildren attend until they can be reintegrated into their normal classes

Word History and Origins

Origin of sin bin¹

First recorded in 1950–55 sin bin fordef 1; 1980–85 sin bin fordef 2

Example Sentences

The easiest thing would be to pluck another exiled oligarch out of the sin bin.

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