Hood Rats and slang

[Scot LaFaive]

That's what was kind of curious to me because all the other times I've heard
someone called a "hood rat" it was a female, usually of loose morals.

Scot


>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:29:47 -0400
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>>From the site cited:
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>"Hood Rat[:]
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>"An[sic] street character. Someone who hangs around the 'hood.'"
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>That seems gender-neutral to me.
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>-Wilson
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>On 9/4/07, Scot LaFaive <spiderrmonkey at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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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