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English to English noun
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |  | source: wordnet30
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A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives. | | source: webster1913 verb
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spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive | | Example: attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century
source: wordnet30
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To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc. | | source: webster1913
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