Slammer

//ˈslæmɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, slams.

    "Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors."

  2. 2
    a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) wordnet
  3. 3
    Jail, prison. slang

    "A man being sentenced for starving some horses chose 24 hours in the slammer with no food rather than seven days with the regular amenities."

  4. 4
    a person who closes things violently wordnet
  5. 5
    A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing.
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  1. 6
    One who takes part in slam-dance.
  2. 7
    One who competes in a poetry slam.
  3. 8
    In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.

    "The basic modern 'Pog' game is played thus. Each child tosses a pog into the arena, face-up or face-down, as agreed. Each player in turn takes his slammer and pitches it hard onto the accumulated pile of pogs."

  4. 9
    A slam-door train. UK, slang

    "I was in Britain, wanting to take a train to Portsmouth, and I only needed a one-way ticket. I did love the English trains; we still had slammers then. A slammer is a train where you got to slam the door shut yourself."

  5. 10
    A fraudster who carries out slamming (fraudulent changes to a customer's service).

Etymology

From slam + -er.

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