regional term for s neighborhood in the metro detroit city of westland. this neighborhood is 1 and a half miles by a half mile making up most of zip code 48185, and consists almost entirely of duplexes. it is often referred to as "the white ghetto" as it is is made up of mostly caucasians. it has an abnormally high concentration of convicted sex offenders.
"i live in shacktown, where the slitches and crackeads are everywhere."
by smokycracka October 28, 2007