Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghetto fabulous

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
ghet-to -fab-u-lous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.

Slang

adj

Authentic, keeping it real.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ghetto fabulous (comparative) most ghetto fabulous (superlative) ghetto-fabulous (alternative)

Questions

What does ghetto fabulous mean?
Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.
Where does ghetto fabulous come from?
From ghetto + fabulous. In the first sense perhaps influenced and popularized by rapper Mystikal's hip-hop song and album Ghetto Fabulous (1998).

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