What is Ghetto Fabulous?
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Referring to the style of nouveau riche people who have grown up in ghetto or urban areas. The combination of bad taste,an urban aesthetic and desire to wear one's wealth. Basically, high priced but tacky clothing and accessories.
People with million dollar homes decked out all in black, gold and black glass.The expensive version of cheap Korean store furniture.
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when a person from the ghetto gets money, he or she tends to buy expensive things that any other rich person would not. such things and such people are ghetto fabulous.
that lowered '74 cutlass supreme on dubs sure is ghetto fabulous.
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To be
Can be equated with inappropriate spending on depreciable items instead of items that build wealth.
Did you see Don whippin that bentley, playboy is straight ghetto fabulous
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Spending money on items that are not of a necessity, when there are things that you actually do need; Not making wise economic choices with one's money for the sake of appearing "cool" or wealthy; Vanity.
Ghetto fabulous = My co-worker drives a Benz truck but still lives in an apartment in the hood.
i.e. A wiser decision would be to buy a house and drive a more moderate vehicle.
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being on food stamps, section 8 and welfare you have your nails ,and hair done in the latest weave,a large Gucci purse.You give your man your food stamp card to slide so you can say he takes care of you. He has on Jordan's (that you bought him) and your kids are walking around bare foot with a heavy diaper.
"Hey girl I seen your new J'z, even tho you on food stamps you living ghetto fabulous!"
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An oxymoron.
Gurl, you wit dat purse be looking so ghetto fabulous.
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Buys things that are unnecessary, buys very expensive things when an equally good cheaper substitute is available, has a big butt, wears hoop earrings.
Emily has a big butt and wears hoop earring, she is ghetto fabulous.
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