skid row

• Abwertender Begriff für ein heruntergekommenes, verarmtes Stadtviertel, in dem sich Obdachlose und Alkoholiker sammeln und das oft mit Elend und Hoffnungslosigkeit assoziiert wird.

A slang term referring to a run-down, impoverished urban area where homeless people and alcoholics congregate, often associated with poverty and despair.

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   A run-down, impoverished area of a city, often associated with homelessness, alcoholism, and crime.

   Elendsviertel

   • After losing his job, he ended up living on skid row.
   • The documentary highlighted the harsh conditions of skid row.
   • Charities provide meals and shelter to people on skid row.