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slumming it

slumming it is the present participle and gerund of slum it.

Meaning of slum it

Verb

slum it (third-person singular simple present slums it, present participle slumming it, simple past and past participle slummed it)

  1. To associate with people or engage in activities with a status below one's own.
    • There's nothing rich folks love more than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor.2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda, “The Schuyler Sisters”, in Hamilton

Questions about slumming it

What is slumming it the present participle and gerund of?
Slumming it is the present participle and gerund of slum it.

Words near slumming it in the dictionary

  1. slummier
  2. slummiest
  3. slummification
  4. slumminess
  5. slumming
  6. slumming it
  7. slummings
  8. slummism
  9. slummock
  10. slummocked
  11. slummocking

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