"ghetto pass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghetto passes [plural]
Etymology: From ghetto + pass, modelled after hall pass, etc. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ghetto|pass}} ghetto + pass, {{m|en|hall pass}} hall pass Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghetto pass (plural ghetto passes)
  1. (slang) The acceptance of whites into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission given to whites to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behaviour. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ghetto_pass-en-noun-JjZ-sOqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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