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slum

noun

1 slum

A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions.

synonym: slum area.

Roget 653: uncleanness etc. adj.; impurity; immundity, immundicity; impurity etc. 961 [of mind]. defilement, contamination etc. v.; ... show more

Dutch: achterbuurt, bidonville, gribus, krottenbuurt, krottenwijk, sloppenwijk, slum, slums
Polish: slamsy, slumsy

verb

1 slum

Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive.


Moby thesaurus: Augean stables, Bowery, Chinatown, East End, East Side, Little Hungary, Little Italy, West End, West Side, barrio, black ghetto, blighted area, business district, central city, city center, core, downtown, dump, ghetto, greenbelt ... show more.

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