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slam⋅mer

[slam-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that slams.
2. Usually, the slammer. Also called the slam. Slang. a prison.

Origin:
1955–60; slam 1 + -er 1
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slam·mer   (slām'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that slams: a slammer of doors.

  2. Slang A jail.


[From slam1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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slammer

  1. n.
    a jail. : I got out of the slammer on Monday and was back in by Wednesday.
  2. n.
    a slam dunk. : He really has that slammer perfected!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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