hood rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person, especially a man or a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behavior and appearance.

Pronunciation

En-au-hood rat.ogg

Word forms

hood rat hood rats

Etymology

From hood (“neighborhood”) + rat. First use appears c. 1993 in the Philadelphia Tribune.

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