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slum

S0485900 (slŭm)n. often slums A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor: grew up in a slum near downtown; lived in the slums by the river.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.
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slum′mer n.slum′my adj.