ghetto pass

English

noun
Definitions
  • (slang) The acceptance of whites into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission given to whites to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behaviour.

Etymology

Affix from English ghetto + English pass.

Origin

English

pass

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