What is Sandpit?
1.
Military slang for the middle east, especially those nations with sandy deserts eg Iraq, Saudi Arabia. Usually just refered to as 'The Sandpit'
Looks like the Army's sending for another tour in 'the sandpit'. Last time I was there I was stuck in Baghdad for 9 months.
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2.
A workplace in which there is often conflict; in which many of the occupants are incompetant and do little but raise the ire of other workers (i.e. kids in a sandpit who just piss the other kids off).
The offending workers are typically one/multiples of
G: God damn Wayne is a fucking retard, look what he fucked up this time (points anywhere)
J: Christ, I was about to show you this (point at something else) that he also fucked up; he sure is a dumb cunt
G: Fucking oath, has he actually done anything?
J: Not that I've seen, but he's such a fucking glorywhore, you know he told (boss) that 'we' fixed this (points); that was fucking me!
(J's phone rings, he leaves)
G: God damn Splendour was awesome, now I'm back in the fucking sandpit
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