bad part of town
Sketchy urban area
A bad part of town is a neighborhood perceived as dangerous, run-down, or undesirable—typically characterized by higher crime rates, poverty, or neglected infrastructure.
The phrase often carries class and racial undertones, reflecting assumptions about who lives there.
My parents warned me not to walk through the bad part of town at night.
What counts as a bad part of town varies dramatically depending on who's speaking and their frame of reference.
- slumImpoverished urban district
- wrong side of the tracksSocially undesirable neighborhood
- hoodAttached head covering
- urban decayCity infrastructure deterioration
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
crime-ridden · barrio · rough · poverty · homelessness · gang activity · unemployment · favela · marginalization · shady · dangerous · ghetto · inequality · abandoned buildings · inner city · neighborhood pride · solidarity · block party
bad part of townupscale neighborhood
Prosperous residential district
affluent area · uptown · gentrified area · gated community · leafy suburb
bad part of townexclusive neighborhood
Affluent, restricted residential area
Beverly Hills · affluent neighborhood · affluent suburb · gated community · Park Avenue
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