wrong side of town
Sketchy urban area
The wrong side of town is a poor, dangerous, or socially undesirable neighborhood—the area respectable people avoid or warn their children about.
The phrase implies a clear class division within a city: He grew up on the wrong side of town but made it to law school.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly or to signal outsider status.
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
- povertySevere lack of resources
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
social divide · redlining · slum · disenfranchisement · violence · inner city · stigma · classism · district · distrust · stereotyping · theft · marginalization · tracks · outskirts · vandalism · housing projects · low income housing
wrong side of townaffluent neighborhood
Prosperous residential area
upscale neighborhood · gated community · uptown · Beverly Hills · leafy suburbs
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