sweatbox

English

Etymology

sweat +‎ box

Pronunciation

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Noun

sweatbox (plural sweatboxes)

1. Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
   • 2009 January 31, Karen Collier, “Posties buckle in scorching heat”, in Herald Sun:

     Australia Post has been accused of endangering staff with "sweatbox" uniforms and restricting earlier starts to save money.

2. (US, slang) A jail cell.
3. A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
4. (slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.

Hypernyms

• box