slammer

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Noun

slammer (plural slammers)

1. One who, or that which, slams.
   • 1989, Jane Howard, Margaret Mead: A Life (page 27)

     Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors.

2. (slang, usually "the slammer") Jail, prison.
   • 1971, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905145,00.html 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.

3. A tequila cocktail.
4. One who takes part in slam-dance.
5. One who competes in a poetry slam.
6. In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.
7. (UK, slang) A slam-door train.

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