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nouna district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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"attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"verbspend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive
Definition that contains slum
- guttersnipe a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
- urban renewal the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums
- hell's half acre a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
- hell's kitchen a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
- street urchin a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas