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slum

Definition

noun: an area of a city where poor people live and the buildings are in bad condition
noun: a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, dirty run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization
verb: to spend time in places or conditions that are much worse than your usual places or conditions
verb: to visit 'slums' especially out of curiosity
sometimes used with 'it'

Examples

He sometimes likes to 'go slumming' in bars around the city.
She's never been one to 'slum' around (in cheap hotels).
He had no problem 'slumming (it)' in cheap hotels.

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(..) contents of his purse. Step by step, one distasteful task after another, I made my way from the slums of Myr to the small council chamber. Influence grows like a weed. I tended mine patiently until its tendrils reached from the Red Keep (..)
2013 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: And Now His Watch Is Ended Season: 3 Episode 4