sin bin

Meanings

Noun

• An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.
• A place for transgressors, a limbo; a place of confinement or self-isolation after (or in order to avert) transgressions; a state of disgrace.
• A referral unit or special class for frequent truants.
• A panel van with a bed installed in the back.

Verb

• to send a player off temporarily following an infringement of a rule in a game

Related

Similar words

• penalty box
• fuck truck, passion wagon

Origin

• Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the US trade name.