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ghettoes

People in the state of ghettoness, which is being ghetto.
Those people at that "squad" table are so ghetto. Omg look at those ghettoes!
by amazing27 May 3, 2015
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Ghettolean

A substaince made up of half a bottle of cough syrup , ten crushed Percocet and 1L of tang orange juice
Ghettolean is an experience you don't want to miss, life as you know it has just been revealed.
by Miguel noinskii May 31, 2018
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ghettolized

This is when someone take some white people shit and make it hood or ratchet as fuck.
Instead of Elizabeth it would be ghettolized Alisahbeth
by Derbie A. September 15, 2018
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Ghettojee

When you’re a little ghetto and a little boujee.
Damn Víctor you be lookin’ ghettojee today with your Pendleton shirt and your Rolex.
by Tabitha_kapika November 2, 2018
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ghettogenesis

Ghettogenesis (noun)

/ˌɡetōˈjenəsəs/

1. The socio-urban process by which multicultural policies, absent meaningful integration strategies, systematically create segregated communities characterized by:
- Spatial and cultural isolation
- Economic marginalization
- Parallel social structures
- Diminished civic engagement
2. The emergent phenomenon of urban fragmentation wherein diverse populations develop distinct, often disconnected societal enclaves within a single geographic region, resulting in systemic social, economic, and cultural stratification.

Etymology: Derived from "ghetto" + "-genesis" (origin/creation), coined to describe the generative mechanisms of urban segregation.

Usage: "The city’s poorly conceived immigration policies accelerated ghettogenesis, transforming neighborhoods into disconnected cultural islands."

Synonyms: Urban segregation, social balkanization, cultural compartmentalization
Usage: "The city’s poorly conceived immigration policies accelerated ghettogenesis, transforming neighborhoods into disconnected cultural islands."
by mikespike February 1, 2025
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The Ghettodela Effect

When someone becomes so ghetto they post things on Facebook or social media that no one needs to know
Bailey: how can someone post that on their facebook
Elliott: it’s the ghettodela effect dude
by Ettmisi March 23, 2021
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