Slammer (US)

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(Noun). Prison or jail. Derived from an earlier meaning – ‘people who slam doors’ – in this case, the prison warders. The British English Slammer (UK) has the same derivation, but a completely different meaning.

Similar meaning: Prison, jail, Clink (UK), Nick (UK), Pokey (US), Can (US), Penitentiary (US)

Subject Area: Miscellaneous, US Slang





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