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Slumming

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slum  (slm)
n.
A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor. Often used in the plural.
intr.v. slummed, slum·ming, slums
To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement.
Idiom:
slum it
To endure conditions or accommodations that are worse than what one is accustomed to.
[Origin unknown.]
slummer n.
slummy adj.
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YOU would think that Susan Boyle would be enjoying the luxury of chauffeur driven cars rather than slumming it on the bus to go shopping.
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