drunk tank
noun/ˈdrʌŋk tæŋk/
/ˈdrʌŋk tæŋk/
(especially North American English, informal, humorous)- a place where people are put by the police because they are drunk
- He spent the night in the drunk tank.
- The police left the teenagers in the drunk tank.
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