Hood Rats and slang

[Scot LaFaive]

I got curious about the term "hood rat" today and gave it a quick internet
search. I can find citations from the mid-1990's, but I assume it is older
than that. Also, does anyone know if the term is exclusive to females?

BTW, I happened across this slang site. It's interesting.
http://www.voxcommunications.com/slang15.htm

Scot

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