|
| slum [ slum ] |
noun (plural slums) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
poor area: an overcrowded area of a city in which the housing is typically in very bad condition
(
often used in the plural
)
|
verb (past and past participle slummed, present participle slum·ming, 3rd person present singular slums) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. transitive and intransitive verb accept lower standards than usual: to stay in or go to a place that you would usually consider unacceptable
(
often used humorously
)
  We'll have to slum it and stay here until we can find a better place.
|
2. intransitive verb visit slums: to go into a slum out of curiosity
|
| [Mid-19th century. <back slum "street housing poor people" < obsolete slum "room" origin ?] |
|
| slum·mer noun |
|
