The Hood (slang)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /the-hood/

Related: Hood, Hoodlum, Hood Rich

What does The Hood mean?

An area of poverty and low income neighborhood where crime happens.

The Hood Synonyms: Ghetto, Slums, Section 8, Projects, Trenches

Example sentence: “His family didn’t make that much so they had to settle in the hood.”

The Hood in songs:

“In the hood with the billy niggas and the Hoover niggas”- 6ix9ine, Gummo.

“Say she from the hood, but she live inside the valley”- A$AP Rocky, Fuckin’ Problems.

more terms starting with “T”