Meaning of ghettoish | Babel Free

Definitions

Characteristic of the ghetto, or of being from a ghetto.

Examples

“It is the perception of this as contrasted with the somewhat ghettoish aspect of our orthodox schools, institutions and synagogues, that tends so much to estrange American born and bred Jewish youths and maidens from their ancestral faith.”

“[…] she sat down, waving her hands and acting ghettoish and defensive, but, before she could go any further with the drama, Emma stopped her.”

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