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  1. skid rows: Merriam-Webster
  2. skid rows: Collins English Dictionary
  3. skid rows: Wiktionary
  4. skid rows: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Skid Row)

noun:  (derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.
noun:  (figuratively) A situation of great desperation or misfortune.
noun:  Several neighborhoods in the United States associated with crime or the lumber industry:
noun:  A neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, United States
noun:  A neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
noun:  A neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, also called the Gateway District
noun:  A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States, also called the Bowery
noun:  A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town-Chinatown
noun:  A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States
noun:  Alternative spelling of skid row [(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.]
▸ Also see skid_row


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