A fork of Rural Dictionary
a stereotypical name used by mainly lower class black people.
That is such a ghetto name, you are going to seriously ruin their future.
Tanessa, no wonder you will never amount to anything, with a ghetto name like that.
An African-American sounding name like Shaniqua, Laquisha, Ebony, Latrelle, Malcolm, Jamal, Rashida, etc.
While many African-Americans with these names have succeeded, as long as racism exists, people with ghetto names on their resumes will have an uphill battle.
Condoleeza is NOT a ghetto name (no matter how nasty she may scowl). Had she been named Dr. Laquisha Rice, the Bush crime family would have never even heard of her.
Popularized in Skee-lo's 1995 hit single "I Wish", a ghetto name is something Skee "wishes" he could give to his kids. Skee's ultimate goal is to get wit leoshi. Good luck. She's fly.
we could play ghetto games, name our kids ghetto names like lil mookie, big al, lorraine
A name given to a child by a parent who didn't know the traditional spelling (or chose to disregard it). For example, "Antwon" for "Antoine" or "Stefany" for "Stephanie." Most typically associated with the uneducated, but is also seen with new-agey types who decide thier kids should have a 'unique' name.
(can also be used as a verb, meaning to give a child such a name)
My dumbass cousin got knocked up at 15 and then ghetto-named her baby. She called it 'Syntheea,' because I guess she didn't know how to spell 'Cynthia.' What a ghetto name.
The name which you would most likely have if you were raised in a ghetto.
Ghetto name example: Shabootay Quee-Quee (Pron. Sha-boo-TAY Qwee-Qwee)