Scarlem

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An area in eastern Toronto, Canada, with certain poor neighbourhoods and youth gangs, loosely likened to Harlem in New York. derogatory, slang

Etymology

Blend of Scarborough + Harlem.

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