slum (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure
def usage considered condescending and insensitive
examples attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym spend, pass
Derivationally related form slum → slum
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Derivationally related form slum → slum
Hyponym spend, pass

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