where has our society come 2... its stupid tat people are labled for what they're wearin... who cares.. theres a difference between wearin urban clothing and acting " gangsta"/ bein from the ghetto.... people like eminem and white dj producers shouldnt be called wiggers jus cuz they're white and wear urban clothing... they are part of the hiphop culture and society and are bein themselves.. also labeling black people as being ghetto is wrong.. its stupid how people accept black people for wearin urban clothin and not other races.. there are many black kids who wear urban hiphop clothing and they arent from the ghetto... hiphop is not about the color of ur skin... its about music... our media has played a large influence in this.. theres a big misperception between bein gansta and wearin hiphop clothing... people thez days judge others to quickly and worry bout others to much... now if a white suburban kid is speakin the ghetto lingo and glamorizing bein "gangsta"... like bein a blood or crip... tats different... those people dont know who they are and still need to think really hard about what they are doin with themselves... as a whole society shouldnt be so stereotypical... like labeling blacks, whites, hispanics and asians... people can choose to wear what they want.... in the end its the people that are makin fun of them that have to look at themselves in the mirror before targetin others....
by Guarani November 7, 2006
by Pat Mycock May 13, 2005
Something very cheap and low-quality, or something you could have easily bought for a small sum of money, but opted to make it yourself with low-quality parts.
by Softco May 25, 2005
Adjective:1.something that is poorly made or maintained
2.doing something that is lazy or not maintaining something
2.doing something that is lazy or not maintaining something
1.your Cd player has dents in it. It's so ghetto
2.George Fixed his shoes with Ducktape. He's so Ghetto.
2.George Fixed his shoes with Ducktape. He's so Ghetto.
by Lucas Penny September 5, 2005
I) A social, cultural isolation placed upon a minority group. As a derogatory term is mostly used to indicate a neglected, poor and filthy neighborhood, usually crime infested, in a city.
II) The word “Ghetto” is an Italian word that derives from the Venetian (from Venezia) word “Ghèto” (pronounced “get-oh”) which in turn comes from the Italian word “Getto” (pronounced “Je`t-toh” literally translated “Thrown” or “Poured”) from the verb “Gettare”. The term “Ghèto” was used to indicate a small island near Venice which had a “foundry” (the act of pouring liquid metals into a container or form is called in Venetian dialect “Ghèto” still used today when you go to see the glass pouring techniques). Around the XIV-XV Century this island was given to the Jews, of Venezia and surrounding areas, to keep them separated from the aristocracy and general inhabitant of Venezia. In time they all moved and concentrated in this island, either they were money changers or commoners. The Island never took the name “Ghèto” but in time the word changed to “Ghetto” to differentiate the term from both “Getto” and “Ghèto” and to the Italians and surrounding nations the new term indicated where the Jews were “poured or thrown to” or in a nicer term, where they lived in; the word took international footing during WWII when Germans, long time occupiers of Venezia, familiar with this term, used it to indicate first where Jews or Gypsies lived and subsequently were they were kept or concentrated.
III) It also took a different meaning when associated with words such as “golden” (Ghetto Dorato) to indicate where rich and affluent people lived. Today it has still the same meaning indicating an area where people are isolated culturally and socially but it is mostly used in a derogatory way.
II) The word “Ghetto” is an Italian word that derives from the Venetian (from Venezia) word “Ghèto” (pronounced “get-oh”) which in turn comes from the Italian word “Getto” (pronounced “Je`t-toh” literally translated “Thrown” or “Poured”) from the verb “Gettare”. The term “Ghèto” was used to indicate a small island near Venice which had a “foundry” (the act of pouring liquid metals into a container or form is called in Venetian dialect “Ghèto” still used today when you go to see the glass pouring techniques). Around the XIV-XV Century this island was given to the Jews, of Venezia and surrounding areas, to keep them separated from the aristocracy and general inhabitant of Venezia. In time they all moved and concentrated in this island, either they were money changers or commoners. The Island never took the name “Ghèto” but in time the word changed to “Ghetto” to differentiate the term from both “Getto” and “Ghèto” and to the Italians and surrounding nations the new term indicated where the Jews were “poured or thrown to” or in a nicer term, where they lived in; the word took international footing during WWII when Germans, long time occupiers of Venezia, familiar with this term, used it to indicate first where Jews or Gypsies lived and subsequently were they were kept or concentrated.
III) It also took a different meaning when associated with words such as “golden” (Ghetto Dorato) to indicate where rich and affluent people lived. Today it has still the same meaning indicating an area where people are isolated culturally and socially but it is mostly used in a derogatory way.
by Uberrimus June 1, 2006
Something of inferior quality. Someone who wears ghetto clothes, lives in a ghetto ass apartment and drives a ghetto ass car or no car at all. Worse yet, they take the bus- now that's ghetto!
Vitale takes the bus to his box packing job and comes home to an ugly little apartment. How ghetto. Wonder if he's embarrassed.
by klktr December 30, 2008
Used as an adjective to describe a person.
1. A person who lives in a ghetto.
2. A person who claims to have lived in the ghetto.
3. A mother who has 2 or more baby's daddy.
4. A father who has 2 or more baby's momma.
5. A person who buys something that he/she cannot afford. A true ghetto person would do this repeatedly.
6. A person who has gold/silver/platinum teeth
7. A person whos car's rims cost more than the car. (see spinners, Rims that keep spinning every time you stop)
1. A person who lives in a ghetto.
2. A person who claims to have lived in the ghetto.
3. A mother who has 2 or more baby's daddy.
4. A father who has 2 or more baby's momma.
5. A person who buys something that he/she cannot afford. A true ghetto person would do this repeatedly.
6. A person who has gold/silver/platinum teeth
7. A person whos car's rims cost more than the car. (see spinners, Rims that keep spinning every time you stop)
A ghetto person would buy a cell phone and can't pay the bill and the phone gets cut off.
Man thats ghetto, he got spinners on a hupty!
Man thats ghetto, he got spinners on a hupty!
by DJ JD April 12, 2006