slumdog

plural slumdogs

1. A person who lives in the slums of cities.

   "I am poor, but don't call me slumdog," said Rekha Dhamji, 18.

   2009 January 23, “Protesters demand Slumdog name change”, in Toronto Star

   3 more examples

   Priya, 17, has chosen to be a slumdog, and her life reads like a film script.

   2009 January 10, Randeep Ramesh, “For India's real slumdogs, dream of a better life is not just something in the movies”, in The Guardian

   “India is not really about ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ It’s about slumdogs versus millionaires, and that’s what you’re seeing in Delhi now.”

   2010 September 28, The Associated Press, “Delhi Hides Workers and Beggars as Games Near”, in New York Times

   This trope appeals to audiences and award juries alike, while avoiding the obvious issue that there’s a lot of slumdogs who will never become millionaires.

   2010 December 9, Sarah Boslaugh, “Review:Waste Land (Arthouse Films, NR)”, in Play by Play, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2010