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ghetto lottery

idiom

A financial windfall obtainable by a socioeconomically disadvantaged person.


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Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    genetic lottery

    The concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely determined by chance.

  2. 02

    ghetto bird

    A police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).

  3. 03

    win the lottery

    To experience an extraordinary or highly fortunate event.

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