slum
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Meaning · English
Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The lower the price of slum the better it is for the operator who can either give more of it out or build up the size of his big prizes. It is the big prizes that bring the play, even though the winner has to be satisfied with a piece of slum for his efforts.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “slum” mean?
Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
Is “slum” formal or informal?
slum is generally slang.