From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. One who, or that which, slam s.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1989 | author=Jane Howard | title=Margaret Mead: A Life | page=27
|passage=Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined SLAMMER of
doors.}}
1. [en] Jail , prison .
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=7 Jun 1971 | title=Better Than Prison | titleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221212217/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905145,00.html | journal=Time
|passage=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.}}
1. A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizz ing.
2. One who takes part in slam-dance .
3. One who competes in a poetry slam .
4. In the game of [Pogs] , the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1997 | author=Iona Archibald Opie; Peter Opie | title=Children's Games with Things | page=120
|passage=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.}}
1. [en] A slam-door train .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2009 | author=Claude Lambert | title=On Pets and Men | page=33
|passage=I was in Britain, wanting to take a train to Portsmouth, and I only
needed a one-way ticket. I did love the English trains; we still had SLAMMERS
then. A SLAMMER is a train where you got to slam the door shut yourself.}}
1. A fraudster who carries out slamming [fraudulent changes to a customer's service] .
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[one who competes in a poetry slam]
- Hungarian: [hu]
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*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** French
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
- [fr]
*** Verb
[fr-verb]
1. to crowdsurf
2. to take part in a poetry slam
**** Conjugation
[fr-conj-auto]
** Swedish
*** Etymology
[sv].
*** Noun
[n]
1. clatter , clattering
**** Declension
[2=slamret]
**** Related terms
- [sv]
*** References
- [saol]
- [so]
- [saob]