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Hood rat

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 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. derogatory, slang

    "Let's get a couple of hood rats over for the party tonight."

Etymology

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

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