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Slum (Verb)

Meaning

Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • For their anthropology project, the university students spent a month slumming in the impoverished neighborhood to gather research.
  • In her journal, the wealthy socialite confessed to slumming in underground art clubs to find inspiration for her upcoming novel.
  • The tourists were accused of slumming when they took selfies in the low-income housing development.
  • Attending a concert by a local punk band was seen as slumming by some of the wealthier patrons.
  • After her graduation, the heiress went slumming in third-world countries to find a sense of purpose.

Hypernyms

  • Pass

Related Words

  • Slum (noun)
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