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An affected style of (American English) speech that employs cadences, rhythms, and a style of contractions mostly associated with the following segments of African American culture/demographic groups:
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1) Gospel preachers
2) Those parodying racist entertainment such as Amos and Andy
3) Gangsta language and cadences

IMPORTANT NOTE: Calling such speech "ghettoric" implies that the speaker lapses in and out of this style, rather than using it exclusively. (If the speaker uses it as his/her primary style of speech, it is probably not an affect, but rather, their manner of speaking
From Chris Rock's bit on General Colin Powell when he was running for President (Look it up on YouTube with the search criterion "Chris Rock he speaks so well".

Non-Ghettoric: "He speaks so well"
Ghettoric: (from earlier the same clip): "He should run...He could win...Co'n P'au'l can't win"

This clip goes in and out of ghettoric,

PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO EXAMPLE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN!
Ghettoric by DF64 September 6, 2012
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Ghettoist 

person 1: Who is the ghettoist child alive?

person 2: Saad.

GHETTOBILLY 

An urban hillbilly.
Take a rambunctious boy with Hillbilly parents, raise him in white-trash ghetto, let him listen to all the Rockabilly music he wants - what do you get? "GHETTOBILLY"
GHETTOBILLY by GHETTOBILLY September 23, 2011

GHETTOBILLY 

A genre' of Music originating in Nashville, TN.
From a white-trash ghetto on the outskirts of Music City, comes a soulful southern fusion of Blues and Rockabilly, creating a genre' of music known as...GHETTOBILLY
GHETTOBILLY by GHETTOBILLY September 23, 2011

Ghettoracer 

High performance driving instructor that drives student's cars carelessly around a track not thinking about the possibility of crashing
"Ghettoracer was droving my car and because of his spider senses, he was able to save it from spinning on coolant."
Ghettoracer by notghettoracer January 20, 2005

Ghettorigged 

When you make or fix something using household or commonly found items. Sometimes meaning to pimp, or something of the sort.
Dude I just ghettorigged my cable box with my A/V cord from my old VCR so it works on my television.
Ghettorigged by ThatChild November 16, 2010

Ghettoing 

To lower the class of a situation, person or place. To make something more poor in taste or social status.
Shane keeps ghettoing the country club by bringing his boys on the golf course and smoking weed.
Ghettoing by dbmetter July 30, 2009
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Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
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Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
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