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bad part of town

bad part of town noun: a dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.

Noun

bad part of town (plural bad parts of town)

  1. (informal) A dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.

Forms of bad part of town

pluralbad parts of town

Questions about bad part of town

What does bad part of town mean?
Bad part of town means a dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.
What part of speech is bad part of town?
Bad part of town is a noun.
What is the plural of bad part of town?
The plural of bad part of town is bad parts of town.

Words near bad part of town in the dictionary

  1. bad news bears
  2. bad news travels fast
  3. Bad Oeynhausen
  4. bad off
  5. bad old days
  6. bad part of town
  7. bad parts of town
  8. bad patch
  9. bad patches
  10. bad pennies
  11. bad penny

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