What does skid row mean?

skid row means "a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts".

Is skid row a common word?

skid row is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Skid row — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
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What does skid row mean?: skid row means "a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts".
Is skid row a common word?: skid row is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for skid row come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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