slum
IPA: sɫˈʌm
noun
- (countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
- (slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
- (slang) Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) Nonsense; humbug.
verb
- (intransitive) To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
- (intransitive, UK, slang, dated) To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
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Examples of "slum" in Sentences
- He is going to the slum to find Charlie.
- The slum is located at the steepest city.
- Kibera is the third largest slum in the world.
- In the series, Chino is depicted as a dreary slum.
- The slum is one of the dirtiest places in the city.
- The rich brats will live in the slums with their buddy.
- She continues to live in a makeshift shack in the slums.
- St.Pancras was an unprepossessing district, with notorious slums.
- The area is one of the slum areas of the city and suffers from poverty.
- The rich brats live in the slums and try to fulfil their slum buddie's dreams.