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ghetto-tech

ghetto-tech
 n.— «Booty: Also known as ghetto-tech or ghetto-funk. A Detroit invention that combines elements of house, techno, bass, hip hop and electro with glorious strip club inelegance. A musical genre keen-eyed on asses of Detroit women. Pure, politically incorrect joy that the Dutch, French and Germans have a better intuition for than most uptight Americans.» —“Technical English” by Carleton S. Gholz, Walter Wasacz Metro Times Detroit (Mich.) May 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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