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slum
B2
noun
Usage:
91%
poor district, deprived area
Translation: poor district, deprived area
Pronunciation: /slʌm/
Meaning: a poor crowded urban area with inadequate housing

This meaning refers to an urban neighborhood marked by poverty and poor living conditions.

The charity works with families living in the slum.

Many homes in the slum lack clean water.

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C1
informal verb
Usage:
31%
live roughly, lower one's standards
Translation: live roughly, lower one's standards
Pronunciation: /slʌm/
Meaning: to spend time in conditions considered less comfortable or prestigious than usual

Usually used humorously, this meaning refers to temporarily accepting lower-status or less comfortable surroundings.

They joked that they were slumming in a cheap hotel.

The celebrity was accused of slumming for publicity.

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