ghetto fabulous

See also: ghettofabulous, and ghetto-fabulous

English

Alternative forms

• ghetto-fabulous

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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.

Usage notes

• The term ghetto fabulous is used with a wide range of connotations, as the ghetto ethic may be associated with authenticity, with machismo, with lack of class, with a combination of these, or with other traits. (See the "Quotations" section below for some example's of the term's use.) As a result, the term is perhaps best avoided in contexts where the perceived connotation might not be the one intended.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:ghetto fabulous.