The fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.

(informal) A private detective.

(informal, sometimes used attributively) A person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual.

Alternative form of Silent Sam

(law) Abbreviation of American Samoa.

(informal) Samantha Cameron

(Canada, US, law enforcement slang) A person who falsely confesses to a crime.

(slang, archaic) To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.

(UK, archaic, slang) A Liverpudlian.

A variant of the card game California Jack in which the stock of undealt cards is kept face down.