A slum is a poor area of a big city. A slum is usually overcrowded and dirty, a discouraging place to live.
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;
Noun
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
Verb
visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity
n.
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.
n.
Same as Slimes.
Slum
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;
Usage Examples
The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
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