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- noun Plural form of
slumdog .
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Examples
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"The slum dwellers should not be called slumdogs; they should be called slumlions," he told the crowd.
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They say being referred to as slumdogs is degrading and they want the word "dogs" taken out of the title.
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They say being referred to as slumdogs is degrading and they want the word "dog" taken out of the title.
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As the team traveled to Calcutta and elsewhere to cast its "slumdogs," a problem emerged: The middle-class youths who auditioned and spoke English didn't have the uninhibited spark of the real street kids the team met, none of whom spoke English.
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The centre was a dream come true for the 'slumdogs' who yearned to learn the basics of computers and step into the digital world.
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The centre was a dream come true for the 'slumdogs' who yearned to learn the basics of computers and step into the digital world.
India eNews 2009
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The centre was a dream come true for the 'slumdogs' who yearned to learn the basics of computers and step into the digital world.
SiliconIndia.com 2009
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All this plus Brangelina rooting for the 'slumdogs', Spielberg announcing the Oscar and an affable Anil Kapoor to provide a touch of stardom ... even Vikas Swarup, the MEA mandarin turned author turned Oscar winner couldn't have come up with better.
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New York: After protests against Indian steel and a right-wing radio show host calling Indians "slumdogs" for doing outsourced American jobs,
SiliconIndia.com 2009
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Earlier this week, right-wing radio show host Rush Limbaugh called Indians handling outsourced jobs "slumdogs".
SiliconIndia.com 2009
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