Definition of ghetto
ghetto 
adjective
- of superior quality, excellent; COOL.
Man, his shit is ghetto!
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Originally submitted by Kayla Reilly from CA, USA on Dec 01 1997. (Edit this definition.)
- of poor quality or poor looking.
That shirt is so ghetto.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Originally submitted by Erin L. from College of William and Mary, USA on Nov 19 1998. (Edit this definition.)
- dirty or unpresentable.
Homie, why are you wearing those ugly shoes? You're ghetto.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Originally submitted by snapper from El Monte, CA, USA on Jun 25 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- old, broken, worn out.
That stereo is ghetto, man!
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Originally submitted by kim from PA, USA on Jan 14 2000. (Edit this definition.)
noun
- the poor part of town.
- See more words with the same meaning: neighborhood.
Originally submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006. (Edit this definition.)
Add a definition for this slang term.
Share
E-mail
Link
How common is this slang?
| I use it | (148) |  |
|
| No longer use it | (10) | |
|
| Heard it but never used it | (66) | |
|
| Have never heard it | (20) | |
How vulgar is this slang?
Average of 102 votes: 43% (See the most vulgar words.)
| Least vulgar |
|
Most vulgar |
Your vote: None (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)
| Least vulgar |
|
Most vulgar |
Where is this slang used?
Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login with Facebook.
Tweets that contain "ghetto"
Related words
Slang terms with the same root words
- ghetto
- ghetto ass - extremely ghetto.
- ghetto bird - a police helicopter using a spotlight.
- ghetto blaster - a portable box stereo system, typically furnished with radio, cassette player, and CD player.
- ghetto booty - fat ass, plump in the rump.
- ghetto booty brush - a hair brush used by hoochies.
- ghetto cattle - group of stray dogs that wander a minority neighborhood.
- ghetto fabulous - tacky; gaudy; sleazy; marked by showing lack of style;.
- ghetto ho - A poor woman that leaches off of you.
- (show 4 more.)
Slang terms with the same meaning
- neighborhood
- (one's) neck of the woods - Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
- beat - Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring".
- gayborhood - Definitions include: the area of a city with a concentration of businesses that cater to a largely homosexual client base.
- hood - Definitions include: shortened form of "neighborhood."
- turf - Definitions include: the area claimed by a person, group, gang, etc.
- good, okay, cool, awesome, fun
- 133t - Definitions include: "elite."
- 5 by 5 - Definitions include: See five by five.
- a kick - Definitions include: something enjoyable.
- A-1 - Definitions include: the best.
- A-Ok - Definitions include: very ok.
- ace - Definitions include: great, excellent.
- active - Definitions include: something or someone that is cool; tight
- aight - Definitions include: "alright".
- (show 330 more)
- a mess
- 3-ring circus - Definitions include: a chaotic event.
- AFU - Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
- ate up - Definitions include: strange, stupid; WEIRD.
- Charlie Foxtrot - Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.
- cluster fuck - Definitions include: A mess, a really bad situation.
- clutter fuck - Definitions include: something extremely disorganized.
- crap - Definitions include: the adjective senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
- dump - Definitions include: See also take a dump.
- (show 8 more)
- bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
- 404 - Definitions include: missing or misplaced.
- antwacky - Definitions include: old-fashioned; unstylish.
- ass - Definitions include: used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness; "very", "really", "extremely".
- ass up - Definitions include: to make something like ass.
- assful - Definitions include: displeasing.
- bad-ass - Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
- beat - Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring".
- beat-up - Definitions include: displeasing.
- (show 95 more)
- broken
- arse - Definitions include: an exclamation of frustration.
- barf - Definitions include: exclamation of disgust.
- beermat - Definitions include: In the US, the term "coaster" is used more often.
- bogus - Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; UNCOOL.
- bollocks - Definitions include: bad.
- bomb - Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool".
- bork - Definitions include: to break or ruin.
- borked - Definitions include: broken or ruined.
- (show 54 more)
Link to this slang definition
To link to this term in a web page, blog, or MySpace page, insert the following.
<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/ghetto">ghetto</a>
To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.
[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/ghetto ghetto]
Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.