slum

About 2.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
2. noun Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
3. verb To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
4. verb To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
5. noun Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
6. noun Nonsense; humbug.

Similar words

slummy poor slum area favela barrio ghetto shantytown shanty neighbourhood hellhole

Often followed by

clearance areas dwellers area and conditions housing in children

Word family

slummed slummer slummers slumming slums