Synonyms for slammer

Most common

jail · jailhouse · clink · pokey

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Jail, prison.

Forms

Plural

slammers → jails, clinks, jailhouses, gaols…

Example sentences

• jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
• jailhouse Tom's favorite Elvis Presley song is "Jailhouse Rock."
• clink When the knees sway, it is the feet that clink.
• pokey Tom spent all night in the pokey.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dot¹

4 letters

jail¹, gaol

5 letters

clink¹, pokey²

9 letters

jailhouse²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pokey² = 2 syllables).