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.