A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor. Often used in the plural.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, dirty run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization.
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idiom
Slum it To endure conditions or accommodations that are worse than what one is accustomed to.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive
To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To visit especially out of curiosity.
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To go somewhere or do something that might be considered beneath one's station.
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