"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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghetto pass (plural ghetto passes)
  1. (slang) The acceptance of white people into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission granted to white people to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behavior. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ghetto_pass-en-noun-UFC3fd~A
  2. (slang, by extension) Any permission or tolerance given to enter, experience, or share in another's community. Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-ghetto_pass-en-noun-OM9Pu-Ev Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

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