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sin bins

sin bins is the plural of sin bin.

Meaning of sin bin

Noun

sin bin (plural sin bins)

  1. An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.
    • Tommy Parker had propped Sporting World against a waterjug. He said “I see Max de Woppa spent three minutes in the sin bin.”1985, Nicholas Mosely, Accident, →ISBN, page 27
    Synonyms:
    penalty box
  2. (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.
    • I spent a week in the sin-bin for that one.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 116
  3. (UK, colloquial) A referral unit or special class for frequent truants.
  4. (Australia, US, colloquial) Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back.
    • There′s a shag rug on the floor, padding on walls and ceiling, and, for extra comfort, a 600-gallon water bed. The Sin Bin is made by Chinook Mobilodge.1972 September, What′s New: Rolling pad, Popular Science, page 70
    Synonyms:
    fuck truck

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Questions about sin bins

What is sin bins the plural of?
Sin bins is the plural of sin bin.

Words near sin bins in the dictionary

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  5. sin binning
  6. sin bins
  7. Sin City
  8. sin eater
  9. sin eaters
  10. sin eating
  11. sin money

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