Slumbay

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  1. A crofting township which now forms the southern section of Lochcarron, on the north side of Loch Carron in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland.
    — While these things were going on in the quiet township of Slumbay, the Fiery Cross appears to have been despatched over the neighbouring parishes; and from Kintail, Lochalsh, Applecross, and even Gairloch, the Highlanders began to gather yesterday with the view of helping the Slumbay men, if occasion should arise. Few of these reached Slumbay, but they were in small detachments in the neighbourhood ready at any moment to come to the rescue on the appearance of any hostile force.
  2. Derogatory name for Mumbai: a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India. derogatory
    — But the migrants are feared as the reputed source of crime and instability. There are warnings that “Bombay will become Slumbay”.

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词源 1
Earlier Slumba, Slumpa, from Middle English Slomba, from Scottish Gaelic Slumba, probably from Old Norse slaemr-vágr (“slim or small bay”). Alternatively, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic Slugag (“small pool”). Possibly influenced by bay.
词源 2
Blend of slum + Bombay (the city's former name) with influence from bay, especially in later use with Mumbai.
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