[Ads-l] Antedating of "Slammer" (Jail)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Also listed in Jonathon Green's wonderful dictionary of slang
https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/ds5zssa#sn2a
1936 D. Burley in Chicago Defender 9 May 23: Back Door’s Revised
Dictionary [...] the slammer - 48th St. jail.

On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> slammer (OED, n.1, 1952)
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> 1936 Dan Burley in Chicago Defender 2 May 24/1 (Newspapers.com)
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> THE SLAMMER - 48th St. jail.
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> Fred Shapiro
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