bad part of town

noun

A dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.

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Meanings

nounbad part of town (plural bad parts of town)

plural bad parts of town

  1. informalA dilapidated area of a city where many people live in a state of poverty and in which crime is more common than in other portions of the city.

Synonyms & antonyms

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ghettoslum
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APA

bad part of town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20part%20of%20town

MLA

“bad part of town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20part%20of%20town. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad part of town,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20part%20of%20town.

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