shack vs slum

shack

noun
  • A crude, roughly built hut or cabin. 

  • Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building. 

  • Bait that can be picked up at sea. 

  • A drink, especially an alcoholic one. 

  • The room from which a ham radio operator transmits. 

verb
  • To live (in or with); to shack up. 

  • To wander as a vagabond or tramp. 

  • To drink, especially alcohol. 

  • To hibernate; to go into winter quarters. 

slum

noun
  • A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. 

  • Slumgullion; a meat-based stew. 

  • Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. 

verb
  • To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. 

How often have the words shack and slum occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )