Slum - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|slʌm|
Brit.
|slʌm|
noun
- a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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
Extra examples
He grew up in the slums of New York.
His house is a slum.
He was slumming it in a cabin without plumbing.
The city plans to rehabilitate its slum areas.
...the sad degeneracy of the old neighborhood into a slum...
...the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum...
Jeremy doesn't slum it when he goes away.
...a London slum where lots of unemployed young men could be seen hanging about...
Conditions in the slum worsened
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: slum
he/she/it: slums
present participle: slumming
past tense: slummed
past participle: slummed
I/you/we/they: slum
he/she/it: slums
present participle: slumming
past tense: slummed
past participle: slummed
noun
singular: slum
plural: slums
singular: slum
plural: slums
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