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Definition of Slum
1. Verb. Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive. "Attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"
2. Noun. A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions.
Generic synonyms: City District
Specialized synonyms: Shantytown, Skid Row
Derivative terms: Slummy
Definition of Slum
1. n. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.
2. v. i. To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc.
Definition of Slum
1. Noun. A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. ¹
2. Verb. To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. ¹
3. Verb. To associate with people or engage in activities with a status below one's own. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slum
1. to visit slums (squalid urban areas) [v SLUMMED, SLUMMING, SLUMS]
Medical Definition of Slum
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1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Slum
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