bad parts of town
Sketchy urban areas
The bad parts of town are neighborhoods perceived as dangerous, impoverished, or undesirable—areas with higher crime rates, neglected infrastructure, or visible poverty.
The phrase often carries coded racial or class implications, functioning as a euphemism: My parents warned me to stay out of the bad parts of town.
What counts as "bad" varies by who's speaking.
- wrong side of the tracksSocially undesirable neighborhood
- high crime areaZone with elevated lawbreaking
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
needle · crime · blight · gangs · poverty · gang activity · drive by shootings · drug trade · crack houses · food deserts · neglect · decay · unemployment · abandoned buildings · marginalization · urban decay · hoods · economic disparity
bad parts of townupscale neighborhood
Prosperous residential district
affluent area · safe area · prime real estate · leafy suburb · gated community
bad parts of townaffluent neighborhood
Prosperous residential area
Beverly Hills · Upper East Side · high-income area · exclusive neighborhood · Bel Air
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