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slumlady

slumlady noun: a female slumlord.

Noun

slumlady (plural slumladies)

  1. (derogatory) a female slumlord.
    • Many of the aging will be found in older sections, too, and a good landlady may be a good shepherd as well as a slumlord (or slumlady)1965, Charles Abrams, The City is the Frontier, page 317
    • We knew we had to move but we wanted to show other people what Mrs. Ballard — a slumlady — was like and what we were doing to file for decent living conditions. With our picket and TV and Radio coverage we told our story to many.1972, Mountain Life & Work 1972-10: Vol 48 Iss 9, page 22

Forms of slumlady

pluralslumladies

Origin of slumlady

Blend of slum + landlady.

Questions about slumlady

What does slumlady mean?
Slumlady means a female slumlord.
What part of speech is slumlady?
Slumlady is a noun.
What is the plural of slumlady?
The plural of slumlady is slumladies.

Words near slumlady in the dictionary

  1. slumhood
  2. slumification
  3. sluminess
  4. slumism
  5. slumladies
  6. slumlady
  7. slumland
  8. slumlands
  9. slumlike
  10. slumlord
  11. slumlording

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