ghetto fabulous

adj

Etymology

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

  1. derived from fābulōsus — “celebrated in fable
  2. inherited from fabulous
  3. compounded as ghetto fabulous — “ghetto + fabulous

Definitions

  1. Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.

  2. Authentic, keeping it real.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA