slammer

[ slam-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that slams. slam.
2. Usually the slammer. Also called the slam. Slang. a prison.

slammer

/ ˈslæmə /

noun

1. the slammer slang.
   prison

Word History and Origins

Origin of slammer¹

First recorded in 1955–60; slam ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley checked herself into the slammer in 1989 for tax mistakes.

From TIme

Prisons stopped accepting new arrivals, and courts sent fewer people to the slammer, resulting in most of the overall decrease in the prison population between March and June 2020.

From Popular-Science

He was frequently arrested and was chucked into the slammer three times.

From The Daily Beast

Mitchum went along with the lawyer, only to receive a counteroffer from the judge—180 days in the slammer.

From The Daily Beast

Watch video of her underage drinking, public indecency, and extortion that warranted time in the slammer.

From The Daily Beast

A congressman who hid his illegal bounty in the ice box was sent the slammer.

From The Daily Beast

But after that, the Homeguard 200 alerts the authorities and Garcia could end up back in the slammer.

From The Daily Beast

"What a wonderful chance to answer Miss Slammer's article," Molly thought.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of fact he had never seen the libelous article by Miss Slammer.

From Project Gutenberg

Was Miss Slammer to libel them and then send down an impostor to make fun of them?

From Project Gutenberg

It was agreed that the invitation should be dispatched in about two weeks, so that Miss Slammer would feel no suspicions.

From Project Gutenberg

You don't know what Miss Slammer thinks of college girls, the way they dress and talk?

From Project Gutenberg

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