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Slum
Slum verb - Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive.
Usage example: attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century
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- The first episode of Psycho-Pass takes place in a run-down slum, where some "enforcers," most of whom are criminals, are hunting a worse criminal.
- The city of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door may seem like one big slum, but there is a hierarchy: Robbo territory in east Rogueport qualifies as the slums of the slums, and you either have to pay Gus 10 coins every time you want to pass, or beat him in a fight.
Source: Urban Segregation
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