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  • adjective Prior to gentrification.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ gentrified

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Examples

  • They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • When acting roles dried up, he toured the country performing stand-up, impersonating Mr. Fox and explaining what it's like to be a Midwestern "Whitey Appleseed" in pregentrified Brooklyn.

    NYT > Home Page By CATHERINE RAMPELL 2011

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