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Ghettoist 

person 1: Who is the ghettoist child alive?

person 2: Saad.

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
To be dirty or low class in your ways. Someone who is ghettoish is bad mannered, lacks proper hygiene and has dependency issues. Usually lives with relatives or in some tiny ass apartment in the middle of nowhere. Can't afford a decent house or car. Has no money in the bank and has a lower class lifestyle.
Vitale walks around in some cheap wal-mart clothes then goes back to his apartment and lays around all day and collects disability from the state. How ghettoish.
ghettoish by Richskc January 11, 2008

ghettoitis 

The condition in which one finds themself believing the world around them is ghetto and or the "street lifestyle" Which is and attributes to the closely related condition someone is called when they believe they are of African American descent yet are merely caucasian or of other decent, commonly known as a "Wigger". Symptoms within the specified condition include the liking of music which has lyrics describing street life... ex. Rap or other "Street Music", Clothing may change as well to that of what most people would expect that is advertised or the "Fad" of Ghetto life... but most importantly is the speech in which ones grammer spelling and even spoken word is slurred into slang and street talk or Ghetto speak of sorts.
My Friend Billy who wears sun glasses and baggy torn pants and a large basket ball jersey and listens to Rap with his other friends outside on their porch and complains about his life being on the streets all the time definately has Ghettoitis.
ghettoitis by Fermi September 8, 2007

Ghertist 

Definition: A Ghertist is a Combination of a Geek, a Nerd and an Artist

Qualities: Follows their own projects and interests independently of the opinions of others. Combines the qualities of the independent Intellectual with the qualities of the creator and designer .

Values: They are Adaptive, flexible and creative. A group of Free-spirited people interested in knowledge for the sake of knowledge as opposed to acquiring personal gain for themselves. They value independence yet also seeks collaboration with others (mostly commonly on computer networks and web platforms and in creative spaces. They look for radical and ingenioussolutions to fix complex problems facing the world.

They Builds systems for the joy of building systems and are only interested in sufficient material wealth so as to continue with their own personal projects and to make sure they can help friends and family in the process.

Humour: They are highly self deprecating and use that as a form of internal strength

Ultimately the Ghertist combines the avid technical tinkering of a Nerd, the detached pop culture awareness and coolness of a Geek and the creative thinking and drive of the artist creative and visionary to break down barriers in people's perceptions and thinking

The Antithesis of the Hipster, maybe? or maybe just a hipster in disguise?

That's the question...
He programs websites , is obsessed with science fiction scienceliterature, computer science paints well, writes poetry, makes video game projects AND composes electronic music in his spare time? What a Ghertist!
Ghertist by ChrisGodbear July 17, 2015

ghettoing 

When one undercuts another by using trick or ruse to place the individual at an advantage over the other.
Shane is ghettoing me every time we go to the restaurant. He always leaves before the check is paid.
ghettoing by VKINGONG July 16, 2009
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