English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm�(r)|-æm�(r)

Noun
en-noun

#slang jail|Jail, prison.
#*1971, "Better Than Prison," Time, 7 Jun.,
#*: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.

Usage notes
Usually preceded by "the".

vi:slammer

• 2008-01-02 05:16 - WikiPedant - added 1971 quotation from Time magazine; changed to countable; copyedited a bit

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