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Rareskid row
The correct spelling is skid row.
How to pronounce skid row
noun
Say it like: Ski-d r-ow
The correct spelling is skid row. An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by run-down or abandoned buildings, alcoholism and homelessness, and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution.
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Definition
noun
- 1.An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by run-down or abandoned buildings, alcoholism and homelessness, and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution.
- 2.A colloquial designation of a run-down district of Los Angeles.
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