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A person who acts like they are ghetto or from the hood.
When in reality they are whiter than a snowman.
(adjective)
Literal definition: fake ghetto
Billy tries to act ghetto in front of his black friends but they know he's just phetto.

Phetto by lafoullevita27 March 17, 2009
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Phetto - a side meaning of ghetto. Just more active and severe. Represents a hood.
Grew up in the PHETTO, it was hard
PHETTO by TrezBlocc May 16, 2022

Phetto rican 

A person who wants to be ghetto, or actully is. It is also someone form Puerto Rico who dresses, acts or looks ghetto.
Phetto rican by Boob #3 December 24, 2008
Phetta is a purple detective rat that lives within the Phettaverse.
"This Phetta guy is really doing it!"
Phetta by Emotionull March 26, 2022
You're so phetta!
That sex was phetta
Phetta by theTROOP October 8, 2011
When your white and feelin' black or vice versa. When you are dressin Preppy and Ghetto at the same time, and know how to work it.

PREPPY + GHETTO = Pretto
John: Hey is that YuYu wearin' a Sean John jumpsuit with an Armani T-shirt?
Mazen: Wallah bro, I think it is!
John: Damn bro, he's rockin' it, look at him, thats so pretto!
Mazen: I know bro, I wish I could be like him.
Pretto by Yuyu December 22, 2007
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