slam back

A form of throw back — To hinder the development of something.

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Meanings

verbslam back (third-person singular simple present slams back, present participle slamming back, simple past and past participle slammed back)

present singular third person slams back · participle present slamming back · participle past slammed back · past slammed back

  1. alternativeAlternative form of throw back (“drink quickly”).

    No matter how many times we've woken up hungover, or how many times we've mumbled I will never do that again to ourselves and each other, John and I tend to slam back drinks until we can't see straight the next time we go out.

    2014 December 23, Tammara Webber, Between the Lines: The Complete Series, Tammara Webber, →ISBN
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APA

slam back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20back

MLA

“slam back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slam back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20back.

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