A dialect of English spoken in the rougher neighborhoods of the US. It forgoes tenses, and adds the word "be" where it doesn't belong.

Not to be confused with hoodrat.

"Sometimes it be the ones who doesn't go to school who struggle as a kid in English class and have to learn to speak ghettonese"

Ghettonese by Theris March 21, 2020

Related Words

ghettowned • Ghetowned • ghettofied • ghettonese • ghettoness • ghettoed up • Ghettofied Nation • GHETTOFIEDNESS • Ghettonecky • ghettonexican

ghettoness

the essence of ghetto

Too much ghettoness at this party.

ghettoness by imation September 23, 2003

ghettofied

to be excessivly ghetto. By description of, but not limited to, dress, speech, or manner.

If I ever saw korey dressed all pimped and ghettofied, I would not be able to contain my laughter.And his friends would probably pee on themselves.

ghettofied by maegis June 16, 2004

Ghetowned

Ghetowned is what it looks like. "Ghetto Owned." As in, if someone was to, like get stabbed. You would yell, Ghetowned!

Steve: Hey did you hear about John?
Rick: No, what about John?
Steve: Dude, he got fucking stabbed.
Rick: Ghetowned!

Ghetowned by RAWRGGGGGg September 2, 2009

Ghettonet

Used to refer to the ghetto side of the internet; i.e. the part of instagram with a large proportion of illiterate african-american commenters who spam 6 or 7 emojis in succession in lieu of real words on pictures of attention-whoring instagirls, the ratchet side of twitter, etc.

"I found a video of two guys fighting on the ghettonet today. It was captioned 'AW SHEET SMASH THAT MF LYK BUTTON IF YOU INHALE OXYGEN FAM *crying laughing face emoji*'"

Ghettonet by Bambawei June 10, 2016

ghettofied

to rig something in a haphazard style, with minimum funds to work with; often looking obnouxious to a neutral observer.

Johnny Ghettofied his trash can so the coons couldn't get in

ghettofied by bug April 11, 2003

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026

caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

Word of the Day on September 13, 2026