ghetto:1

noun
ghet*to \ ˈge-(ˌ)tō \
1611{ds||1||}
  • a quarter of a city especially in Europe in which Jews were formerly required to live
  • an underprivileged district of a city or town in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
  • an isolated group

ghetto:2

adjective
ghetto \
1987
  • of, relating to, being, or characteristic of an underprivileged district of a city or town or the people who live there who are often members of minority groups; especially, disparaging + offensive : characteristic of such people or such a district in a way that is suggestive of low social class

ghetto:3

verb
ghetto \
1905
  • ghettoize

ghetto blaster

noun
ghetto blaster \
1980
  • boom box
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