Ghettoization

The process by which minority groups are forced out of the mainstream either physically or culturally.

Ghettoization of the Jews occurred during WW2 when they were forced to live in only specific areas.

Women's issues are ghettoized when spoken about as 'special interest' and 'marginal' even though they affect more than 50% of the population.

by ~Arianna July 28, 2008

ghettoization

The dominating popularity of hip-hop/rap lingo, music, and fashion in mainstream culture.

The ghettoization of America.

by Eelsauce September 16, 2004

ghettoize

The opposite of de-ghettoize, refers to the vast influx of poor bad minorities into inner-city neighborhoods that were left to rot by rich white people; later the rich white people realized they missed their cities and began a process of de-ghettoization, which consisted mostly of "running the Richard C. Lee Memorial Highway through it."

That mall really helped ghettoize downtown.

by AhmedKazikian January 19, 2005

ghettoization

The process by which afro-american's influence culture and society with their slang, attitudes, morals, values and jive.

The ghettoization of the internet can be often found when viewing afro-american blogs or chat rooms.

I was in a chat room last nite for Afro-men M4F, and heard about 9 dems,dats and does.

by Baltsox September 2, 2006

ghettoizing

making stuff ghetto

Man, stop ghettoizing your wardrobe. Everybody knows ur a rich fool.

by phillip January 28, 2004

de-ghettoize

Remove a ghetto, preferably by running the Richard C. Lee memorial highway through it.

I de-ghettoized that neighborhood with federal funds... Anyone want some spare blacks and Italians?

by www.kazikian.tk November 5, 2003