slum

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.

---

slum

Noun

1. an overcrowded and badly maintained house

2. (often pl) a poor rundown overpopulated section of a city

Verb

[slumming, slummed]

1. to visit slums, esp. for curiosity

2. slum it to temporarily and deliberately experience poorer places or conditions [origin unknown]

slummy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slum - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions slum area city district - a district of a town or city shantytown - a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties skid row - a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
Verb	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?"

---

slum

noun hovel, ghetto, shanty

Translations

slum [slʌm] n (area) → barrios mpl bajos;

(house) → casucha

---

slum [slʌm] n (= house) → taudis m;

slums npl (= area) → quartiers mpl pauvres

---

slum [slʌm] n → Slum m, Elendsviertel nt

---

slum [slʌm] n → catapecchia