slammer

Plural: slammers

Noun

• An informal term for a jail or prison.
• a person who closes things violently
  • "she's a dramatic slammer of doors"
• 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)
• One who, or that which, slams.
• Jail, prison.
• A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing.
• One who takes part in slam-dance.
• One who competes in a poetry slam.
• In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.
• A slam-door train.
• A fraudster who carries out slamming (fraudulent changes to a customer's service).

Examples

• If playing an invalid word landed you in the SLAMMER, many Scrabble players would be locked up.

Synonyms

clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky