Definitions from Wiktionary (slum)
▸ noun: (countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
▸ noun: (slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
▸ verb: (intransitive, UK, slang, dated) To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
▸ noun: (slang) Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
▸ noun: (UK, obsolete, slang) Nonsense; humbug.
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▸ noun: (countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
▸ noun: (slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
▸ verb: (intransitive, UK, slang, dated) To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
▸ noun: (slang) Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
▸ noun: (UK, obsolete, slang) Nonsense; humbug.
▸ Also see slum
Opposite:
Types:
favela,
shantytown,
barrio,
bustee,
gecekondu,
informal settlement,
squatter settlement,
slum tenement,
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