Idiom
ghetto lottery
Meaning
A financial windfall obtainable by a socioeconomically disadvantaged person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He hopes to win the ghetto lottery with his new business idea.”
“Many people in the neighborhood view professional sports as their only chance to win the ghetto lottery.”
“While some critics dismiss the pursuit of sudden wealth as a desperate fantasy, others argue that the ghetto lottery represents a rare, systemic escape for those born into poverty.”
Examples
simple
“He hopes to win the ghetto lottery with his new business idea.”
contextual
“Many people in the neighborhood view professional sports as their only chance to win the ghetto lottery.”
complex
“While some critics dismiss the pursuit of sudden wealth as a desperate fantasy, others argue that the ghetto lottery represents a rare, systemic escape for those born into poverty.”
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