Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slum

1 sense of slum

Sense 1
slum, slum area -- (a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions)
       => city district -- (a district of a town or city)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slum

1 sense of slum

Sense 1
slum -- (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")
       => spend, pass -- (pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?")

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