"hood rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hood rat.ogg [Australia] Forms: hood rats [plural]
Etymology: From hood (“neighbourhood”) + rat. Etymology templates: {{com|en|hood|rat|t1=neighbourhood}} hood (“neighbourhood”) + rat Head templates: {{en-noun}} hood rat (plural hood rats)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A person from an urban neighbourhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behaviour and appearance. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Translations (a poor inner city resident): bloker [masculine] (Polish), blokers [masculine] (Polish), chorro (Spanish), roto [Chile] (Spanish), rata [Mexico] (Spanish), loba [Colombia] (Spanish)

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