| NOUN | location | slum, slum area | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
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| VERB | social | slum | spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure |
| Sounds | slah'm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions. | |
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| Synonym | slum area | |
| Narrower | shantytown | A city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties |
| skid row | A city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts | |
| Broader | city district | A district of a town or city |
| Spanish | barriada, barrio bajo | |
| Catalan | barriada, barri baix, suburbi, tuguri | |
| Adjectives | slummy | (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty |
| Verbs | slum | spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure |
| Meaning | Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century" | |
| Broader | spend, pass | Pass time in a specific way |
| Nouns | slum | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
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