Chiefly US slang. Police custody cell, in particular, where the drunk and disorderly are held until sober.
"It was Christmas Eve babe. In the drunk tank, an old man said to me..." Lyrics from "A Fairytale Of New York" by The Pogues.
by gavaan August 15, 2005
by Chingstah90 July 13, 2011
I went home with him, but spent the night masturbating in the drunk tank.
My vagina spent the night in the drunk tank.
My vagina spent the night in the drunk tank.
by LillyBean October 09, 2007
1. A jail cell where someone is held until they sober up. Usually you will have quite a few people in those kind of jail cells and the cell is filthy and disgusting, worse than any other holding cell in the jail.
by IrishDaddy2U April 12, 2010
by cot266 September 13, 2014
by ABDL2023 August 01, 2023