early bath

noun

The condition of being shown a red card in soccer.

“That was a horrible tackle: he can expect an early bath for that.”

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Meanings

nounearly bath (plural early baths)

plural early baths

  1. euphemisticidiomaticThe condition of being shown a red card in soccer.

    That was a horrible tackle: he can expect an early bath for that.

Origin

From the belief that players bathe together after a match, so if a player gets sent off, he or she can get into the bath before the other players.

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APA

early bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20bath

MLA

“early bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20bath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “early bath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20bath.

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