'did you see those darkies that just moved in next door? there goes the neighborhood.' - replace 'darkies' with 'white folk', and you've got 'gentrification'
by h4j August 5, 2008
by ChazChatter October 23, 2017
When uppity white people move into a ghetto and take over the real estate, which fucks over the current residents. Usually followed by the opening of a shit ton of Starbucks, Nordstroms, and Whole Foods.
Uppity white mom: excuse me, where can I find kale and quinoa around here?
local resident: fuck, this gentrification shit needs to stop
local resident: fuck, this gentrification shit needs to stop
by aintnostoppingmenow November 18, 2014
Bro, I can't afford the new fancy coffee shop, I can't even pay my rent cause of all the gentrification
by cupcakesanon September 11, 2019
A buzzword uttered mostly by those who are outraged that improving a neighborhood means people will spend more money to live in it.
- What's happened to all the bums that used to hang around here?
- Gentrification, man. Getting worse by the day.
- Gentrification, man. Getting worse by the day.
by user565322 December 11, 2016
"Poor blacks and black businesses are being pushed out of Harlem in favor of elite whites. Bill Clinton is a perfect symbol of the reality of the white takeover. He is opening the floodgates now for complete gentrification of Harlem." -- Black Panther Party spokesman Malik Zulu Shabazz, April 2001
by Da Man December 27, 2005
Attempts at the gentrification of lower-class districts into vibrant cultural centers has forced many people out of their homes.
by Keոոy August 7, 2019