skid rows

A form of skid row — 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.

Meanings

skid rows1

noun
  1. pluralplural of skid row

Skid Rows2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Skid Row
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Chicago

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