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parrot fever parrot fever /ˈpærət ˈfiːvər/

[Informal] A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) ( clink [Informal] , gaol [British] , jailhouse , jail , pokey [Informal] , poky [Informal] , slammer [Informal] , calaboose [Informal, American, Australian] )
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
The criminal was sent to jail for a five-year sentence.
The criminal was sent to jail for a five-year sentence.
A person who closes things violently ( slammer )
a person who closes things violently
She's a dramatic slammer of doors
she's a dramatic slammer of doors

A man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship ( inamorato )
a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
She wrote poems about her inamorato, capturing their deep love.
She wrote poems about her inamorato, capturing their deep love.

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