der Slammer
Translation
slammer, jail, prison, clink
Examples
Er landete für drei Jahre im Slammer.
He ended up in the slammer for three years.
Wir tranken gestern Abend ein paar Slammer.
We drank a few slammers last night.
Grammar Patterns
im Slammer sein/landen to be in/end up in the slammer He ended up in the slammer for three years.
Similar Words
Gefängnis (prison), Knast (slang: jail)
Etymology
From English 'slammer', derived from 'to slam', referring to the slamming of a cell door.
Memory Tips
Imagine a prison guard 'slamming' the cell door shut. It's a direct loanword used in German slang.