get-oh-rahyz
verb, -ized, -iz·ing, -iza-shun
–verb (used with object)
1. to make an event or object simulate an impoverished, neglected, or otherwise disadvantaged residential area of a city, usually troubled by a disproportionately large amount of crime
2. to relate to (inner) city life
3. to relate to the poor life
4. to jury-rig, improvise, or repair (usually with extremely cheap or
sub-standard components), yet still deserving of an odd sense of
respect from ghetto dwellers and
non-ghetto dwellers alike
1. Dave ghettorized the
chip on his
car's paint job with nail polish.
2. Girl, you just ghettorized that Walmart outfit with them Salvation Army boots and Goodwill pants.
3. The ghettorization of our neighborhood started when the neighbors propped up their broke down cars using cinder blocks as
jack stands.
4. Roach started ghettorizing his whip with plastic spinnahs.