Used in a Sentence

ghetto

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ghetto.

Editorial note

If anything, the 'ghetto fab' aesthetic specifically rejects the restrained and minimalistic taste displayed by members of the elite.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ghetto gathered in one view.

noun

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

noun

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

adjective

Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ghetto.

noun

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

noun

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

adjective

Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

adjective

Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.

Example sentences

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If anything, the 'ghetto fab' aesthetic specifically rejects the restrained and minimalistic taste displayed by members of the elite.

2

See also 'rails is a ghetto', this is in a way the HN variation on that theme.

3

Waiting for a title: Hacking why is a Ghetto considered harmful for fun and profit.

4

Obama, a black man, surely needs help from the government much less than the genious poor white kid from the ghetto.

5

I could write many things about families in Warsaw trying to keep runaways from ghetto in hiding, etc.

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Yeah, sure, data is on my side too, being a white nerdy male (look like Zuck) would do good on you guys' ghetto.

7

While its now coveted by hipsters/nerds, at the time it was ghetto music.

8

What about the fact that there is a system of ghetto-ization that ensures that a huge chunk of the black population is marginalized and ostracized?

9

I'd say science reporting is a sad ghetto of journalism, but that's giving too much credit to the profession as a whole.

10

And then we’ll see ya… ‘Cause you can’t turn the ghetto into black Korea.

11

Can I sing a few praises for the ghetto for a minute?

12

I would argue that this isn't a ghetto version of the kind of branding that a large company does, but a cargo cult version.

Quote examples

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Individual/small-business "website design" is a ghetto.

2

I'd argue quite the opposite actually: growing up in a ghetto "colors" my view in a far more harmful way than if I had grown up "privileged".

3

To be fair, most of them are probably vehemently republican (of the "dont give ghetto welfare queens my gubmint money" type), so environmental protections are down in that "god damn commie talk" list for them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ghetto in a sentence?

If anything, the 'ghetto fab' aesthetic specifically rejects the restrained and minimalistic taste displayed by members of the elite.

What does ghetto mean?

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

What part of speech is ghetto?

ghetto is commonly used as noun, adjective.