slammer, n.
(slammers)
(slammers)
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
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a person who closes things violently
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slammer
sample sentences
"she's a dramatic slammer of doors"
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