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Word entry · 7 letters

slammer

Best crossword clue

"Jail, slangily"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈslæmɚ/Part of speech nounSorted aelmmrsStarts with SEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Informal word for a jail or prison.

Word origin

From slam + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors.
  • 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.
  • The basic modern 'Pog' game is played thus. Each child tosses a pog into the arena, face-up or face-down, as agreed. Each player in turn takes his slammer and pitches it hard onto the accumulated pile of pogs.

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