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• slummed — slÊŒm n. poor neighborhood, densely populated poverty stricken area of a city; run down and squalid residence that is unfit for human habitation v. visit slums, visit poor run down neighborhoods (especially out of curiosity or for entertainment) …   English contemporary dictionary

• slummed — past of slum …   Useful english dictionary

• slum — I UK [slʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms slum : singular slum plural slums 1) a) [often plural] a poor area of a town where the houses are in very bad condition b) a house in such an area 2) informal a house or room that is very dirty or… …   English dictionary

• slum — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1825 a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, dirty run down housing, poverty, and social disorganization II. intransitive verb (slummed; slumming) Date: 1884 to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Sean Madigan Hoen — is an NYC based singer/songwriter. Hoen, former frontman of the Detroit based bands Thoughts of Ionesco, Leaving Rouge, and The Holy Fire, has slummed in the trenches of music subculture for over a decade, recording, touring and developing a bad… …   Wikipedia

• slum — slummer, n. /slum/, n., v., slummed, slumming. n. 1. Often, slums. a thickly populated, run down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people. 2. any squalid, run down place to live. v.i. 3. to visit slums, esp. from curiosity. 4. to visit… …   Universalium

• Cant —    The term used for the language used by Travelers in Ireland and Scotland. These are two distinct varieties of English. The syntax and grammar are English, but the vocabulary comes from many sources, including the medieval vocabularies known as …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

• slum — [[t]slʌ̱m[/t]] slums, slumming, slummed 1) N COUNT: oft N n A slum is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition. ...a slum area of St Louis. ...inner city slums in the old cities of the north …   English dictionary

• slum — noun a squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people. ↘a house in such an area. verb (slums, slumming, slummed) (often slum it) informal voluntarily spend time in uncomfortable conditions or at a lower social level than one s… …   English new terms dictionary

• slum — [[t]slʌm[/t]] n. v. slummed, slum•ming 1) Often, slums. a run down part of a city, usu. thickly populated by poor people 2) any squalid, run down place to live 3) to visit slums, esp. out of curiosity 4) idi to visit or frequent a place, esp. an… …   From formal English to slang

• slum — /slʌm / (say slum) noun 1. (often plural) an overpopulated, squalid part of a city, inhabited by the poorest people. 2. a squalid street, place, dwelling, or the like. 3. Mining mine tailings. –adjective 4. of or relating to a slum: slum area;… …