slum

¹slum

noun, often attributive \ˈsləm\

Definition of SLUM

: a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, dirty run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization

Examples of SLUM

1. He grew up in the slums of New York.
2. His house is a slum.

Origin of SLUM

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1825

Rhymes with SLUM

bum, chum, come, crumb, cum, drum, dumb, from, glum, gum, hum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, rum, scrum, scum, some, strum, sum, them, thrum, thumb