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gentrified 

they done gentrified this trend🤦 ♂️
gentrified by 9koza June 28, 2024

Gentrified 

Originating from Denver, Gentrified is an insult used to describe very socialist, washed, very far left wing or NPC type of people.
Yo, wanna hit chubbys and get some chilli fries?

Nah, because i see that one girl over there crying about how guns should be illegal and getting offended for us mexicans.

thats true, that bitch is Gentrified.
Gentrified by Gss44 September 14, 2025

Gentrified gangster 

A self made hipster that maintains hood tendencies, despite being out of his element
Im a genuine gentrified gangster, find me at the farmers market

Gentrified hoodlum 

A gentrified hoodlum is a person (primarily male) around the ages 12-16 who presents themselves as a “hoodlum”, by wearing brands such as Sp5der, Stussy, and Chrome hearts. They also talk in slang, constantly post their location on Snapchat, and go into public settings to cause chaos. They act as though have grown up in the hood while they usually community and have home cooked meals waiting for them.
“Yo who is that boy causing chaos in the CVS?”
“Oh just some gentrified hoodlum”

gentrified-money laundering 

Gentrified money laundering: When rich people clean dirty money by spending it on bougie stuff like overpriced art, fancy buildings, or fake charity — so it looks classy, not shady.
yo some rich nigga just bought a invisible statue for millions brawg just bought an idea. shit gotta be gentrified-money laundering. 😭😭😭😭

Gentrification 

When "urban renewal" of lower class neighbourhoods with condos attracts yuppie tenants, driving up rents and driving out long time, lower income residents. It often begins with influxes of local artists looking for a cheap place to live, giving the neighbourhood a bohemian flair. This hip reputation attracts yuppies who want to live in such an atmosphere, driving out the lower income artists and lower income residents, often ethnic/racial minorities, changing the social character of the neighbourhood.

It also involves the "yuppification" of local businesses; shops catering to yuppie tastes like sushi resaturants, Starbucks, etc... come to replace local businesses displaced by higher rents.

The term was coined by sociologist Ruth Glass, who is quoted below.
"One by one, many of the working class quarters of London have been invaded by the middle-classes—upper and lower. Shabby, modest mews and cottages—two rooms up and two down—have been taken over, when their leases have expired, and have become elegant, expensive residences .... Once this process of 'gentrification' starts in a district it goes on rapidly until all or most of the original working-class occupiers are displaced and the whole social character of the district is changed."
-Ruth Glass (1964)
Gentrification by Black_Lotus June 20, 2006
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