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Slammer vs Slummer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between slammer and slummer

is that slammer is one who, or that which, slams while slummer is an inhabitant of a slum.

slammer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, slams.
  • * 1989 , Jane Howard, Margaret Mead: A Life (page 27)
    • Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors.
  • Jail, prison.
  • * 1971 , " Better Than Prison," Time , 7 Jun.,
    • 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.
  • A tequila cocktail.
  • One who takes part in slam-dance.
  • In the game of (Pogs), the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.

    • Derived terms

    * Alabama slammer

    slummer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inhabitant of a slum.