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Definition of slum
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization
slum
verb
slummed;
slumming
Definition of slum (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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