slum
Often slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
any squalid, run-down place to live.
to visit slums, especially from curiosity.
to visit or frequent a place, group, or amusement spot considered to be low in social status.
Origin of slum
1Other words from slum
- slummer, noun
- de·slum, verb (used with object), de·slummed, de·slum·ming.
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British Dictionary definitions for slum
/ (slʌm) /
a squalid overcrowded house, etc
(often plural) a squalid section of a city, characterized by inferior living conditions and usually by overcrowding
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of slums: slum conditions
to visit slums, esp for curiosity
Also: slum it to suffer conditions below those to which one is accustomed
Origin of slum
1Derived forms of slum
- slummer, noun
- slummy, adjective
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