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Definition of a ghetto
ghetto
adjective
- of superior quality, excellent; "cool".
Man, his shit is ghetto!
This girl is so ghetto.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Dem boys so friggin ghetto!
Dat car is so motha fucking GHETTO.
Im so friggin GHETTO!
U so ghetto.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on May 11 2013. Submitted by Kayla Reilly from CA, USA on Dec 01 1997.
- of poor quality or poor looking.
That shirt is so ghetto.
Your mom is ghetto.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Erin L. from College of William and Mary, USA on Nov 19 1998.
- dirty or unpresentable.
Homie, why are you wearing those ugly shoes? You're ghetto.
Man dude. Yo hair today so ghetto.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by snapper from El Monte, CA, USA on Jun 25 1999.
- old, broken, worn out.
That stereo is ghetto, man!
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Jan 14 2000. Submitted by kim from PA, USA on Jan 14 2000.
- classless.
Man, some people are so ghetto.
Madea is so ghetto.
Last edited on Apr 27 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 31 2012.
noun
- the poor part of town.
- See more words with the same meaning: neighborhood.
Last edited on Apr 01 2006. Submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006.
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Other terms relating to 'a mess': | |
Definitions include: something extremely disorganized. | |
Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." | |
Definitions include: a mess; something useless; something unappealing. | |
Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck. | |
Definitions include: a police officer. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess". | |
Definitions include: confused, ruined; "messed up". | |
Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem. | |
Definitions include: a massive disaster. | |
Definitions include: to look disorderly, undesirable. | |
Definitions include: to end an intimate relationship with someone. | |
Definitions include: good; well. | |
Definitions include: a chaotic event. | |
Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated. | |
Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing': | |
Definitions include: "brutal". | |
Definitions include: buttocks. | |
Definitions include: damaged or poorly prepared. | |
Definitions include: injured. | |
Definitions include: nightmarish. | |
Definitions include: easy or unchallenging. | |
Definitions include: displeasing. | |
Definitions include: "stupid". | |
Definitions include: bad. | |
Definitions include: appearing tired, run down, "beat," etc. | |
Definitions include: to end an intimate relationship with someone. | |
Definitions include: shallow. Note: short for "trifling." | |
Definitions include: very bad. | |
Definitions include: to fail to meet someone at a designated location. | |
Definitions include: crazy. | |
Other terms relating to 'broken': | |
Definitions include: to mess up. | |
Definitions include: to injure or destroy. | |
Definitions include: to steal. | |
Definitions include: out of service, broken, useless, inoperative. | |
Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.) | |
Definitions include: very cold. | |
Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs. | |
Definitions include: "messed." | |
Definitions include: to pester or annoy. | |
Definitions include: disturbing. | |
Definitions include: all screwed up. | |
Definitions include: extremely muscular. | |
Definitions include: injured. | |
Definitions include: extremely ugly. | |
Definitions include: to vomit. | |
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
Definitions include: emphatic way of saying "fantastic." | |
Definitions include: Awesome, better than good, . | |
Definitions include: of a situation or current life condition, good. | |
Definitions include: of female buttocks, exceptional. | |
Definitions include: better than all that. | |
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
Definitions include: good, excellent, fun; "cool". | |
Definitions include: sexy. | |
Definitions include: amazed. | |
Definitions include: Used to indicate an extreme like for something. | |
Definitions include: high quality marijuana. | |
Definitions include: in the style of punk rock; edgy; hardcore. | |
Definitions include: extremely nice, of superior quality; "cool". | |
Definitions include: attractive, great, flawless; "awesome". | |
Definitions include: Even better than cool. | |
Other terms relating to 'neighborhood': | |
Definitions include: one's home neighborhood. | |
Definitions include: the area claimed by a person, group, gang, etc. | |
Definitions include: the area of a city with a concentration of businesses that cater to a largely homosexual client base. | |
Definitions include: shortened form of "neighborhood." | |
Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring". |
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Other terms relating to 'ghetto': | |
Definitions include: a large ass. | |
Definitions include: a police helicopter using a spotlight. | |
Definitions include: a portable box stereo system, typically furnished with radio, cassette player, and CD player. | |
Definitions include: extremely large buttocks. | |
Definitions include: a hair brush used by hoochies. | |
Definitions include: a ghetto on the outskirts of a city. | |
Definitions include: group of stray dogs that wander a minority neighborhood. | |
Definitions include: an automobile of the type stereotypically found in "ghetto" areas. | |
Definitions include: tacky; gaudy; sleazy; marked by showing lack of style;. | |
Definitions include: a ghetto ho, i.e. a low-class promiscuous female. | |
Definitions include: to overly stuff something; when relating to a car - to pack full of people. | |
Definitions include: a beat-up car, with the paint coming off. | |
Definitions include: of the drums and bass style of techno music. | |
Definitions include: a poor area. |
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