Hood Standard

Hood Standard is an occurrence commonly experienced by people in the inner city or the "hood." This occurs when a seemingly successful person from the hood is praised by fellow hood members for their impressive accomplishments. While this person might truly be successful, most are usually only successful by hood standards. In the hood, going to college and having a wide vocabulary might be seen as a tremendous success. However, outside of the hood, these accomplishments are commonplace. This causes the person to have a false sense of security and an inflated view of themselves. This can be detrimental when the person leaves the hood and is pushed to confront the real world, where their "accomplishments" might not mean much. It is important to remain level headed, humble and hardworking to avoid this false sense of security and prevent Hood Standard. When a successful person from the hood avoids Hood Standard they will become truly successful by all definitions in society.

(This is not to discredit the accomplishments of people from the hood as they do have to overcome enormous obstacles such as poverty and crime)

Hoodmember 1: "Wow man did you see Mike, he goes to community college and has a part time job, that kid is going places, what a success."
Hoodmember 2: "Yeah man, i wouldn't be surprised if he became president or a doctor and shit"
Person 3: Big deal, everyone in my town goes to college and works as well, they are no successes. Everyone does that. You guys are judging him by hood standard

by TheOneWhoGrooves March 30, 2015

hood sweep

When you live in the hood, and you don't have vaccum, so you have to sweep it with a broom.

"Those rugs look good." "Yea, he's got that hood sweep!"

by blondie1991 July 24, 2015

hood sweep

When you live in the hood, and you don't have vaccum, so you have to sweep it with a broom.

"Those rugs look good." "Yea, he's got that hood sweep!"

by blondie1991 July 24, 2015

hood rat

doing fun yet possibly illegal things with your set group of fellow peers

mom: what do you wanna do this weekend

me: I just wanna do hood rat stuff with my friends...

by mrowe August 4, 2016

Hood Minute

A situation that went badly in a quick manner.

"That shit went sideways in a hood minute"

by avalos768 August 17, 2016

hood salad

Slang for weed

Let's go pick up a hood salad and get high af! Weed marijuana ganja devils lettuce

by IAMDgod November 30, 2016

Hood rat

(1) A derogatory term used to describe a female who stays in a low life situation with low lifes.

(2) A general term used to describe any person who hangs out with low lifes in low life situations.

Example: "Don't hang out with those hood rats."

by Serenity514 January 12, 2017