From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe slammerthe slammerinformalPRISON prisonin the slammer He had to spend his twentieth birthday in the slammer. → slammer
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in the slammer• Life in the slammer wasn't too bad for Bob Mitchum.• So heinous, in fact, that it carries a penalty of three months in the slammer.• Maxwell could spend some time in the slammer for failing to keep up with court-ordered guidelines after a marijuana conviction. 