Definition of a slam dunk

slam dunk

noun

• a sure thing.

  This will be a slam dunk.

  Last edited on Apr 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'dunk':
dunk (one's) fish	Definitions include: for a female to urinate
gee-dunk	Definitions include: What is referred to as junk food in the Navy and US Marine Corps.
Other terms relating to 'slam':
slam	Definitions include: put one down; criticize.
slam book	Definitions include: a paper notebook passed between peers at a school, in which they write mean things about classmates and others.
slam dance	Definitions include: to "dance" by running into fellow slam dancers.
slam it	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
slammed	Definitions include: to lower a car's springs.
slammin'	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
slamming	Definitions include: rockin; totally cool; very enjoyable; Awesome.
slam piece	Definitions include: a person with whom one has sex, but without friendship or dating.
take a slam	Definitions include: to defecate.

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