corner time

English

Noun

College student sent to the corner for cheating in a quiz.

corner time (countable and uncountable, plural corner times)

1. (education) A punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.

Translations

punishment

• Dutch: in de hoek staan n
• Spanish: rincón de pensar
• Swedish: skamvrå (sv) c

See also

• naughty step
• time out

Anagrams

• renometric