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Slum Common

Slum has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

3

Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.

Verb
1

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

To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
city district spend
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shantytown skid row
Rhyming Words
lum alum glum clum blum klum plum solum colum pilum filum hilum malum tulum calum gillum siglum pyelum pollum jhelum
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