hood rat

British  

noun

1. slang a young promiscuous woman from an impoverished urban area

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Etymology

Origin of hood rat

C20: from _’hood ; influenced by _{mall rat}

Example Sentences

Rogers recently came under fire after a local newspaper resurfaced his "offensive posts," including a 2014 post which said Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by police in Ferguson, was doing "hood rat sh*t."

From Salon

But he then dons his "hood rat gear," promising Mulaney he'll "give the people what they want" and "act real stupid."

From Salon

In his late teenage years into his early 20s, he was a “high-fashion hood rat,” he said.

From New York Times

A “dirty little hood rat” as tough as any boy, she spends the play as a detective, searching the streets of her urban neighborhood, called the Oblong, for her former foster brother Terrell.

From New York Times

At the time, it was rare to find anything similar on any television network, without the inclusion of character cliches such as the sassy best friend or thuggish hood rat.

From The Guardian