Word of the Week- 39

In honour of the British film that took the Oscars by storm, this week's word is ....

SLUM

This word is a noun that is used to describe a very poor and crowded part of a city. It can also be used disapprovingly to describe a place that is dirty and very untidy.

There is an episode of the Simpsons where the family go to Brazil in search of a little orphan boy from the slums of Rio.

The film Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a poor boy from the slums of Mumbai.

This house would be a complete slum if I was not here to clean up after everybody!