ghetto
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.
Register: informal, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
My apartment's so ghetto, the rats and cockroaches filed a complaint with the city!
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ghetto” mean?
Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.
Is “ghetto” formal or informal?
ghetto is generally informal, slang.