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- [slurb]
- /slɜrb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slurb]
- /slɜrb/
Definitions of slurb word
- noun slurb a shabby, ill-planned suburban area. 1
- noun slurb a suburban slum 0
- noun slurb a suburb with poorly planned, cheaply built housing developments 0
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Origin of slurb
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; sl(um) + (sub)urb
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Slurb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slurb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.