Meaning of hood rich | Babel Free
Definitions
Exhibiting flamboyant spending habits, while doing nothing to improve one’s living conditions.
Examples
“2005, Malcolm D Carter, $7 an Hour Ain't No Job: The Second Emancipation of the Black Race⟳, Sundog, Limited, →ISBN, page 43, Finally, we must change⟳ the “Hood Rich” mentality. The rap group Cash Money described this mentality perfectly when they sung about not being able to pay⟳ rent⟳ or bills but driving in a new E-class Mercedes and dressing “fly⟳”.”
“2005, anonymous, in Kiki Swinson, I'm Still Wifey, Melodrama Publishing, 0-9717021-5-2, front cover⟳, In the mix⟳ of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new hood rich cat who has it all. Money, good looks, and a girl back home in Jersey!”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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