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Definition of slum verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

slum

 verb
verb
NAmE//slʌm//
 
[intransitive] be slumming (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slum
 
 he / she / it slums
 
 past simple slummed
 
 -ing form slumming
 
 
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  • to spend time in places or conditions that are much worse than those you are used to There are plenty of ways you can cut costs on your trip without slumming.
    • Idioms
    slum it (often humorous)
     
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    to accept conditions that are worse than those you are used to Several businessmen had to slum it in economy class.
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