ghetto fabulous

adjective

Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.

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Meanings

adjectiveghetto fabulous (comparative more ghetto fabulous, superlative most ghetto fabulous)

comparative more ghetto fabulous · superlative most ghetto fabulous · alternative ghetto-fabulous

  1. slangWealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.
  2. rareAfrican-American Vernacular slangAuthentic, keeping it real.

Origin

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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ghetto fabulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghetto%20fabulous

MLA

“ghetto fabulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghetto%20fabulous. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghetto fabulous,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghetto%20fabulous.

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