Hood

[Sarah]

The ghetto.

Someone who is from the ghetto.

Someone who acts like they are from the ghetto.
Other Slang: Hoodlum, Gangsta, Thug, Nigga, Pimp, Street-rat, Street Urchin, etc.

The foreskin of a penis.

Covering of the clitoris.

[Tina]

Derived from neighborhood. An area which one lives/lived/ or is in

[Mark Zuckerberg]

neighborhood; ghetto; project

[Donald Trump]

Attatched to sweatshirts...Often pulled over the head when the weather is cold or rainy.

[Sonia]

Adjective: Someone who is from an inner city and expresses the essence of [urban culture]. Not to be confused with ghetto because a person can be hood but not ghetto at all. Describing a person as hood can be a positive compliment but describing someone as ghetto is usually derogatory. Many people that are hood are successful, classy individuals who not only survived the perils of the inner city but love their hometown and have a desire to make it better for everyone there. Whereas people described as ghetto are usually poor, trashy and [uncouth]. Back in the day, many ghetto people lived in the projects. Hood describes people from the hood who were raised with the hip hop era but are not and have never been ghetto. Many grew up in middle class households in the hood. They are [home boys] and home girls.

[Julene]

Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality.