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Slammer
//ˈslæmɚ// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 One who, or that which, slams.
"Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors."
- 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 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 a person who closes things violently wordnet
- 5 A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing.
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- 6 One who takes part in slam-dance.
- 7 One who competes in a poetry slam.
- 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."
- 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."
- 10 A fraudster who carries out slamming (fraudulent changes to a customer's service).
Etymology
From slam + -er.
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