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slum⋅my

  [sluhm-ee]
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–adjective, -mi⋅er, -mi⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a slum: a slummy part of town.
Origin:
1855–60; slum + -y 1

Related forms:
slum⋅mi⋅ness, noun
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slum   (slŭm)   
n.  A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor. Often used in the plural.
intr.v.   slummed, slum·ming, slums
To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement.

[Origin unknown.]
slum'mer n., slum'my adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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slummy [ˈsləmi]

  1. mod.
    lousy. : This place is not slummy!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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