No, it isn't common, and yes, I consider it racist. Not only haven't I heard of it, but you can use DDG or Google to get an idea for yourself. The first return

No, it isn't common, and yes, I consider it racist. Not only haven't I heard of it, but you can use DDG or Google to get an idea for yourself. The first returns 20 matches, the second 150. Of them, most are used in an entirely different context, like "The less ghetto Save Mart in Porterville" and "Communists in Terezín had a stronger ideological background than others in the ghetto, save for their political counterparts." There are a total of 5 hits which use the phrase in the form you mention, but they are not quite the same. For examples: "Why must we have to do ghetto save backups so often now..." - http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/739853-tomb-raider-definitive-edition/70590857 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/739853-tomb-raider-definitive... "The only problem with this game is a pretty ghetto save system" - https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/87228/lets-give-the-smaller-ds-devs-some-love https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/87228/lets-give-t... The closest is likely: "Use a "ghetto save" -- copy your post into Notepad" - https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2108299&start=15 https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2108299... From this you can conclude that it isn't a common term. Further analysis shows that "ghetto" is more often used to indicate low-quality, as in the 'pretty ghetto save system' above, or in the following: "1. Need to compress the piston back fully, perhaps my ghetto method to gain clearance didn't yield enough. In retrospect yes it probably would have been much better idea to compress the piston, then press pedal to seat them vs my ghetto save some time method." - http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/426244-DIY-ed-my-rear-brake-rotors-tonight-ended-in-epic-fail http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/426244-DIY-ed-m...! A quick review of http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ghetto http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ghetto shows this is the case, as the top definition includes: > 4. (adj.) jury-rigged, improvised, or home-made (usually with extremely cheap or sub-standard components), yet still deserving of an odd sense of respect from ghetto dwellers and non-ghetto dwellers alike Given the obvious encoding of racial, religious, and economic class prejudice in the term 'ghetto', I would also strongly advise against using it. For myself, I call this my "JIC" backup, my paranoia backup, or my belt-and-suspenders backup.