how to pronounce slum

/ˈslʌm/

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slum is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of slum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he kind of slum dit and directed this …”

meanings of slum

noun:

Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

verb:

To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.

slum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slum occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.