slum
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, derogatory)A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
I saw that most of those who were spending from eight to fifteen pounds monthly had the advantage of scholarships. I had before me examples of much simpler living. I came across a fair number of poor students living more humbly than I. One of them was staying in the slums in a room at two shillings a week and living on two pence worth of cocoa and bread per meal from Lockhart's cheap Cocoa Rooms.
- 2.
(slang, uncountable)Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
- 3.
(slang, uncountable)Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
- 4.
(UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Nonsense; humbug.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
- 2.
(UK, dated, intransitive, slang)To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
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thumb|right|Slum homes in Mumbai, India. 1812. Originally slang, in the sense "room", especially "backroom", of origin.