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ghetto pass

ghetto pass noun: the acceptance of white people into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission granted to white people to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behavior.

Noun

ghetto pass (plural ghetto passes)

  1. (slang) The acceptance of white people into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission granted to white people to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behavior.
  2. (broadly, slang) Any permission or tolerance given to enter, experience, or share in another's community.

Forms of ghetto pass

pluralghetto passes

Origin of ghetto pass

From ghetto + pass, modelled after hall pass, etc.

Questions about ghetto pass

What does ghetto pass mean?
Ghetto pass means the acceptance of white people into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission granted to white people to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behavior.
What part of speech is ghetto pass?
Ghetto pass is a noun.
What is the plural of ghetto pass?
The plural of ghetto pass is ghetto passes.

Words near ghetto pass in the dictionary

  1. ghetto house
  2. ghetto lotteries
  3. ghetto lottery
  4. ghetto palm
  5. ghetto palms
  6. ghetto pass
  7. ghetto passes
  8. ghetto-fabulous
  9. ghettoblaster
  10. ghettoblasters
  11. ghettoed

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