noun
Meaning 1
A stew of meat and vegetables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slum
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
slumgullion
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/slʌmˈɡʌljən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A beverage made watery, such as weak coffee or tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A reddish muddy deposit in mining sluices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A waste product or byproduct from processing whales or fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gurry
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a thin stew of meat and vegetables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stew
History
Etymology
Uncertain, but said to derive from slime and Scots gullion (“swamp; cesspool”). Attested from the late nineteenth century in reference to a watery beverage (see quotation below). Compare Irish góilín (“a creek; a small inlet”).