1 (usually the slammer) informal prison:if he had lived, he’d be in the slammer today
2chiefly North American a person who deliberately collides with others when slam-dancing:a bit further back the slammers and bashers danced, shoved, tussled
3 (also tequila slammer) a cocktail made with tequila and champagne or another fizzy drink, which is covered, slammed on the table, and then drunk in one.