"ghettoish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ghettoish [comparative], most ghettoish [superlative]
Etymology: From ghetto + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghetto|ish}} ghetto + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} ghettoish (comparative more ghettoish, superlative most ghettoish)
  1. Characteristic of the ghetto, or of being from a ghetto.
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