\Slum\, v. i.
To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for
purposes of study, etc. [Colloq.]

\Slum\, n. [CF. {Slump}, n.]
1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a
   poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any
   low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the
   plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.
   --Dickens.
2. pl. (Mining) Same as {Slimes}.