Definition of slum
English to English noun - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
source: WordNet 3.0 - A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.
source: Webster 1913 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc.
source: Webster 1913
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