A person, gender non-specific, who uses the low income nature of the ghetto for their own self defined reasons. The 'hood' nature of this noun can refer to clothing that is contemporary to urban culture. Hooded shirts or coats have a definitive logo nature to the fashion of these people, but in no way means they are definitely wearing a hooded piece of fashion. The rat aspect of these individuals can refer to their self centered need to gain either material or social gains. Scurrying through cultures taking anything they can to obtain a status that means something to their center of the universe mentality. Can be verb-a-tised to refer to their actual actions. Nationality and ethnicity have no bearing on who can be called a 'hood rat'. Wealthy or poor, hood rats can easily be spotted by their actions but hard to spot sometimes because of their ability to disguise and hide behind actions and objects obtained by being selfish and cruel to others.
Example: Paris Hilton is such a hood rat.
Example: I can't believe that hood rat keeps doing heroin and turns in other people into the police so he/she can get paid to keep doing heroin.
Example: If that dude keeps hood ratting, I'm gonna bounce on his world. Time to tune that hood rat up with my own hood ratability.
Example: If I were a hood rat I wouldn't have to ever work again because I will always have a way to screw anybody who gets in my way.
Example: I can't believe that hood rat keeps doing heroin and turns in other people into the police so he/she can get paid to keep doing heroin.
Example: If that dude keeps hood ratting, I'm gonna bounce on his world. Time to tune that hood rat up with my own hood ratability.
Example: If I were a hood rat I wouldn't have to ever work again because I will always have a way to screw anybody who gets in my way.
by FuckedByFamily August 12, 2012
Get the Hood ratmug. A beauty parlor/shop that is in the hood. Ghetto clientele and enviornment. Hood shop stylists usually do the best weaves, pony tails and short hair.
'Girl, I used to go to the Salon downtown but one of my girls put me up on this hood shop! They be DOIN it!'
by Kels823 October 25, 2005
Get the hood shopmug. What Thai restaurants post on their door to signify a temporary closure of the restaurant. If the manager is out, hood translates to 'head' thus giving more definition to the concept itself. Additionally, the 'it' is a philosophical reference to the state the 'hood' is in. To fully comprehend such sign, read it as "The HEAD IS not working"
Manager/owner is out of town on business for a few days and there is nobody to take over the job. Restaurant will post sign reading: The hood it not working"
by Amale O. November 14, 2007
Get the The hood it not workingmug. Like putting someone In the Hood, but after the victim's hood is up, their hoodie strings are pulled until the hood's opening is almost completely closed. If the hood-er is good, they can get the strings tied before the hood-ee breaks free. It is considered the equivalent of an atomic wedgie for the head. The phrase was coined at Centennial Campus Middle in Raleigh, NC back in 2005.
by Trilly February 6, 2006
Get the Atomic In the Hoodmug. The phase teenagers or young people -- and even some full-blown adults -- have where they act like they're from the hood, they're gangster, tough, etc.
Peter: Is Leonard in Port's hood?
Ray: Yes -- I'd assume...but he could just be going through his hood phase.
Ray: Yes -- I'd assume...but he could just be going through his hood phase.
by Noideaforapseudonym July 7, 2016
Get the hood phasemug. Asking around the hood about someone or something.
Collecting info or someone or something only the hood would know
Collecting info or someone or something only the hood would know
by Dollardraw614 August 12, 2021
Get the hood googlemug. (v.) To act with less civility towards another individual
- The use of 'go' in the term may be conjugated depending on tense (e.g. going hood, went hood)
-This term best represents actions considered stereotypical responses to being insulted/disrespected within the school of hard knocks.
- The use of 'go' in the term may be conjugated depending on tense (e.g. going hood, went hood)
-This term best represents actions considered stereotypical responses to being insulted/disrespected within the school of hard knocks.
by 369labyrinth May 15, 2016
Get the go hoodmug.