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slummy

US pronunciation
American soundslummy
slummy
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2 syllables
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Final y vowel sound

slum - my -> slummy

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slum /sl4m / n

(က) ဆင်းရဲသားရပ်ကွက်။ brought up in the slums of London ❍ a slum area ❍ slum children ❍ slum clearance schemes.
(ခ) (usu sing ) ယင်းရပ်ကွက်ရှိ အိမ်၊ အိမ်ခန်း။ (fig ) This place is a slum—can't you keep it tidy? ဝက်သိုက် ကျနေတာပဲ ၊ သန့်သန့်ပြန့်ပြန့် မနေတတ်ဘူးလား။
v (-mm- ) (often derog or joc ) (usu in the continuous tenses) ဆင်းရဲသားရပ်ကွက်ထဲ လျှောက်ကြည့်သည်။
❏ slum it [IDM ] (infml ) ဆင်းရဲသော ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်တွင် နေ(ရ)သည်။ While he was studying, Nick had to slum it in a tiny room.
❏ slummy adj (derog ) ညစ်ပတ်စုတ်ချာသော။ a slummy district.

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  • slum /sl4m / n (က) ဆင်းရဲသားရပ်ကွက်။ brought up in the slums of London
Synonyms
blighted area, favela, ghetto, low down, low-down, lowdown, public squalor, purlieu, run-down neighborhood, scurvy, shanty town, skid row, slummy, sordid, tenement housing
Cross references
blighted areafavelaghettolow downlow-downlowdownpublic squalorpurlieurun-down neighborhoodscurvyshanty townskid rowslummysordidtenement housingareabroughtcan'tclearancedistricthadkeepnickplaceroomthethistidy
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