Deghettoizing 

Moving up in social status and getting nice expensive merchandise. No longer wearing cheap clothes or using cheap merchandise. (i.e wearing walmart clothes or using a CD player)

"Jessica that's a nice sweater!"

Jessica "ya my boyfriend bought it for me, he's deghettoizing me"

Deghettoizing by X2Z October 4, 2010

deghettofying 

to make a ghetto less ghetto

money was poured into the ghetto neighborhoods, this action resulted in deghettofying.

deghettofying by fritsch May 7, 2008

Deghettofying 

Deghettofying- The collective dismantling of all things rigged throughout a particular area to give the illusion it's really not trashy, usually done with the intent of being reassembled and temporary in nature.

Debria frantically began deghettofying her home the moment she learned Child Protection Services were on their way.

Deghettofying by Suzana L. September 5, 2025