sin bin

[ sin bin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.

Ice Hockey. penalty box ( def 1 ).
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

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
informal.
a special unit on a separate site from a school that disruptive schoolchildren attend until they can be reintegrated into their normal classes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sin bin¹

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

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Example Sentences

Munster, who failed to capitalise when Tommy O'Brien was sent to the sin bin in the first half, have not beaten Leinster in Limerick since 2019.

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Munster responded with a period of pressure that saw their opposition reduced to 14 men but, to their frustration, would not find a try during the sin bin period.

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While Argentina failed to take advantage of yellow cards for Finlay Bealham and Joe McCarthy, and would see two players sent to the sin bin themselves, Ireland conceded 13 penalties for the second game in succession.

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The visitors reduced the deficit to five points and could smell an upset at a nervy Stadium de Toulouse before Jack Walker was sent to the sin bin for making direct head contact with Dupont.

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The wing has been sent to the sin bin and will be reviewed by the television match officials to see if it will be more.

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