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Describes a person, place, or thing that is not located in the ghetto, but at its core is steeped in ghettoness.
Becky is so ghettotown. She got back from vacation in Jamaica three weeks ago and STILL insists on wearing those cornrows?!

That hotel was in such a wonderful location! If only that man from the quinceañera didn't insist on smoking in the elevator. Ghettotown.
ghettotown by kgoffthechain March 20, 2011
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Ghettovator 

An elevator that probably has plastic sheeting instead of walls to contain you, more than likely has flickering lights and possibly is missing the emergency call button. Upon entering this elevator, you wonder if it is the pulley system or that third donut that made the 'vator drop a few feet. Upon leaving this elevator, one kisses the ground with joy, ecstatic to have survived.
Courtney moved into that old apartment building with the ghettovator in an effort to get into shape, as it increased her use of the stairs.
Ghettovator by ___ was here April 5, 2011
An affected style of (American English) speech that employs cadences, rhythms, and a style of contractions mostly associated with the following segments of African American culture/demographic groups:
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1) Gospel preachers
2) Those parodying racist entertainment such as Amos and Andy
3) Gangsta language and cadences

IMPORTANT NOTE: Calling such speech "ghettoric" implies that the speaker lapses in and out of this style, rather than using it exclusively. (If the speaker uses it as his/her primary style of speech, it is probably not an affect, but rather, their manner of speaking
From Chris Rock's bit on General Colin Powell when he was running for President (Look it up on YouTube with the search criterion "Chris Rock he speaks so well".

Non-Ghettoric: "He speaks so well"
Ghettoric: (from earlier the same clip): "He should run...He could win...Co'n P'au'l can't win"

This clip goes in and out of ghettoric,

PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO EXAMPLE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN!
Ghettoric by DF64 September 6, 2012

GhettoDonalds 

n. A branch of the McDonalds franchise located in a ghetto area- usually characterized by excessive slang used by employees, harsh city accents, and poor service and building conditions/hygiene
Rule of life #389:
DO NOT under any circumstances step foot in a GhettoDonalds and definately NEVER order anything there.
GhettoDonalds by <( O.O )> June 11, 2014

ghettotian 

A person who acts and speaks in ghetto ways, or shows that they are from the ghetto.
"Yo wassup homey, you see my new jawn? I keep it 100."
"If you weren't such a ghettotian, I would understand what you're actually referring to."
ghettotian by zJulesz February 7, 2015

Ghettonet 

Used to refer to the ghetto side of the internet; i.e. the part of instagram with a large proportion of illiterate african-american commenters who spam 6 or 7 emojis in succession in lieu of real words on pictures of attention-whoring instagirls, the ratchet side of twitter, etc.
"I found a video of two guys fighting on the ghettonet today. It was captioned 'AW SHEET SMASH THAT MF LYK BUTTON IF YOU INHALE OXYGEN FAM *crying laughing face emoji*'"
Ghettonet by Bambawei June 10, 2016

Ghettoes 

Those gnarly, long, curly, gross toenails you see at Walmart
I saw the nastiest pair of ghettoes at the mall today.
Ghettoes by Goat-Rat December 5, 2016