ghettospeak

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noun

The dialect of English spoken by black people living in a ghetto.

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Meanings

nounghettospeak (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe dialect of English spoken by black people living in a ghetto.

    He also used the ghettospeak of low-income black youth to reach out to an alienated segment of society in a way that they could understand and accept.

    2018, Daniel E. Crowe, Prophets of Rage, page 209

Origin

From ghetto + -speak.

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APA

ghettospeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettospeak

MLA

“ghettospeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettospeak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghettospeak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettospeak.

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