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Gettymology 

(Adj.) The ability for very wealthy families, throughout history, to conceal the roots of their evils beneath branding, rags-to-riches folklore or neo-altruism.

The insistence that one's family name is paramount.

Auto-didactic, revisionist history.

A compound word derived from the words "etymology" (history of a word) and the infamous "Getty" family who were fine exponents of the craft.
"Whatcha reading there...is that the history of the Rothschilds publish via a company they own?"
"Yeah, so?
"Gettymology, right there my friend. They'll be no clan outfits in any of those closets then!"
Gettymology by Diogenetics March 30, 2023
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ghettymology 

The account of the birth and development of a particular ghetto-slang word, often delineating its spread from one song or rapper to the general ghetto population, as well as its evolving changes in form and meaning.

Related: see blinguistics
Ghettymology of "shorty":

Originally used by rapper NaS in 1994 to mean a young man, new to the game of street-life, "shorty" came from "short" + "y", as young people are usually shorter than rappers.

As the word devolved in meaning, coming to mean girlfriend or attractive concubine, it also devolved in pronunciation and spelling, eventually coming "shawty."
ghettymology by Monsieur Bowow September 18, 2012
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Ghettomology 

Similar to etyomolgy which explains the origin of a word and it's meaning, Ghettomology explains the origin of ghetto slang words.
"Hey, don't dis me fool."

The Ghettomology for the word 'dis' explains that it is the shortened version of the word disrespect.
Ghettomology by aimsterdc September 23, 2009
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