Poverty Belt

Poverty Belt is a growing term being used by people who live in the northeastern US to describe Central New York. Central New York is a geographical region of upstate New York which lies between the Catskill mountains and the Adirondacks. It is comprised of the cities Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo and Rochester (which is often referred to as Crotch-Chester). Common characteristics of this region which account for the name include scarcity of jobs, high unemployment, a shrinking population and a crumbling infrastructure. The "belt" part of the term comes from the way the aforementioned cities are horizontally situated close to the New York state thruway which runs from East to West through the middle part of the state.

-Where do you come from?
-I grew up in the Poverty Belt?
-Where's that?
-Central New York.

-Syracuse a tough place to make a living.
-Why's that.
-It's situated in the Poverty Belt.
-The what?

by Nite of Nat October 23, 2007

poverty

another word of 'gangster'. referring to something being cheap or done halfass. Something that reminds you of a something would be see in the hood.

" Oh my god, man, check out that guys bumper, he duct taped it back on!!"

"yeah man I see that, thats poverty"

by Joshuaa January 24, 2008

poverty pooper

(n). synonym for charity crapper: see charity crapper.

He's a prime time poverty pooper.

by Boggler March 23, 2004

poverty

being to stupid,lazy,or high to get a job. minimum wage sucks, but its better than the local park bench

Maybe if you weren't such a lazy piece of shit you could get out of poverty

by Swedish Bob October 19, 2006

Poverty franchise

A scumbag team full of scumbag fans and players who only really care when in contention. A franchise who used to have glory but clearly has been out of the glory days for so long that half of their “fans” who cheer for their team three nights a year have no memory of the glory days because they’ve sucked for so long.

The New York Yankees are such a poverty franchise dude. It’s hilarious.

by Shoeless Kemp October 22, 2019

poverty chariot

A bus.

Only poor people ride the poverty chariot.

by PartTimeLegend September 12, 2016

poverty square

A saltine/soda cracker. A 2"x2" salted cracker punched with small holes made with baking soda.

After paying rent and tuition Roger was so broke he could only afford to eat poverty squares and peanut butter.

by SG Moves August 31, 2017