ghetto-fabulous

[ get-oh-fab-yuh-luhs ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto:

   That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!

ghetto fabulous

adjective

1. (of fashion) characterized by gaudy, extravagant, and often sexually alluring clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghetto-fabulous¹

First recorded in 1995–2000