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How to Explain “Trashy” to Non-Native Speakers

Lady gentrifier: Like Joey Buttafuoco?
Guy gentrifier: Yes, like Joey Buttafuoco.

–Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Jordamn!

  • Posted on January 6, 2022
  • Brooklyn, Compare/Contrast, Crime and Punishment, Guys, Questions, Robbing the Cradle, Shoot, Women
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