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verbslummedslum·ming
Definition of SLUM
intransitive verb
: to visit slums especially out of curiosity; broadly : to go somewhere or do something that might be considered beneath one's station —sometimes used with it <slumming it in budget hotels>
— slum·mer noun
See Examples of SLUM
- He sometimes likes to go slumming in bars around the city.
First Known Use of SLUM
1884
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