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skid row
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skid row, skid road
In the United States, an area in a community characterized by cheap barrooms, saloons, and run-down hotels; usually a gathering place for derelicts, vagrants, and down-and-out alcoholics.

skid row
a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.]

Skid Row
district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008]
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To be sure, at some point the neighborhoods that have become satellite Skid Rows will develop political power and bend City Hall's ear about their problem.
 
 
 
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