sweep room n. a place in which tardy students are detained in lieu of sending them to their classes. Etymological Note: So named because students are gathered in searching sweeps of hallways and grounds. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sweep room n.— «There is a “sweep room” for students caught cutting class, and a new detention room, where students caught committing infractions like wearing hats or using portable CD players are sent for a couple of hours...
sweep room n.— «Also at Lanphier, beginning Monday, administrators will make sweeps of the hallways when the bell rings at the beginning of the first morning class and the first afternoon class. Teachers will close their classroom doors...
sweep room n.— «The school also uses what’s called a “sweep room,” where students spend the hour if they’re found wandering the halls after the period bell has rung.» —“Contrary to rumors, it was a normal day at high...
Motown sweep n.— «That move you wrote about today where drivers exit from the left lane has a name. It’s called “the Motown Sweep.” I’m not sure who coined the phrase, but I originally heard about it from one of my professors...
hostility room n.— «It was an honour to be a starter when a big celebrity was the main course. I would tremble a bit in the hostility room (as it’s known in the business), but once I was in the other armchair, I would throw in a joke, a...