skid row — noun

Meaning: An area where people down on their luck congregate, often struggling with poverty, addiction, or homelessness.

Etymology: English, from skid road, a path where logs were skidded downhill to the lumber mill. Earliest documented use: 1920.

In a sentence: “Between high street and skid row there is work to be done.” Filling the Gap; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 6, 2008.

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