slurb
n.— «“Long Island developed, because of him, into this massive slurb,” Caro said. That resonant neologism is a combination of “suburb” and “slum.”» —“Caro Versus Moses: Exhibits Renew Debate Over Power-Mad Builder” by Jeremy Gerard Bloomberg.com Mar. 9, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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