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ghetto fabulous

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ghetto fabulous adjective: wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.

Adjective

ghetto fabulous (comparative more ghetto fabulous, superlative most ghetto fabulous)

  1. (slang) Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.
  2. (rare, African-American Vernacular slang) Authentic, keeping it real.

Forms of ghetto fabulous

comparativemore ghetto fabulous
superlativemost ghetto fabulous
alternative formghetto-fabulous

Origin of ghetto fabulous

From ghetto + fabulous. In the first sense perhaps influenced and popularized by rapper Mystikal's hip-hop song and album Ghetto Fabulous (1998).

Questions about ghetto fabulous

What does ghetto fabulous mean?
Ghetto fabulous means wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.
What part of speech is ghetto fabulous?
Ghetto fabulous is an adjective.

Words near ghetto fabulous in the dictionary

  1. ghetto blasters
  2. ghetto booties
  3. ghetto booty
  4. ghetto butt
  5. ghetto butts
  6. ghetto fabulous
  7. ghetto fence
  8. ghetto fences
  9. ghetto house
  10. ghetto lotteries
  11. ghetto lottery

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