swingbin

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noun

A bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.

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Meanings

nounswingbin (plural swingbins)

plural swingbins

  1. A bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.

    There were […] crushed tinnies — mainly Guinness — in the swingbin. The bin also yielded the remains of a sizeable takeaway.

    2012, Graham Hurley, Western Approaches

Origin

From swing + bin.

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APA

swingbin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingbin

MLA

“swingbin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingbin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swingbin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingbin.

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