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Ghet-to n. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) Italian, from Venetian dialect gheto island where Jews were forced to live; literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetAr, to cast; from Latin jactare to throw 1: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live 2: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure 3a: an isolated group ghetto> b: a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity ghetto>> ghet-to adj.>(twenty-first-century everyday parlance) 1a: behavior that makes you want to say "Huh'" b: actions that seem to go against basic home training and common sense 2: used to describe something with inferior status or limited opportunity. Usually used with "so." ghetto>> ; ghetto>> 3: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure. 4: common misusage: authentic, Black, keepin' it real As current and all-consuming as "ghetto" is in these days of gold teeth, weaves (blond and red), Pepsi-filled baby bottles, and babymamas, ghetto has a long history. The original ghett

Author
Cora Daniels
Publisher
New York: Broadway Books
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780385521598
Subjects
Sociology, Social Science, Social_sciences
Updated
2026-03-24

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