Ornaments are put on a Christmas tree, but usually not “hood ornaments.” A joke is that “hood” stands for both “neighborhood” and the hood of a car.
     
“if you decorate in the ghetto for christmas no u dont have to use hood ornaments for” was posted on Twitter by DyashaCouldCareLess on November 28, 2009. “In the ghetto, do they put hood ornaments on their christmas trees?” was posted on Twitter by Eric Hurm on January 12, 2010. “What idiot called them ghetto decorations and not hood ornaments?” was posted on Twitter by Resonance up on November 21, 2013. “I bought my christmas decorations in the ghetto this year. I call them my hood ornaments” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on December 22, 2022.
   
   
Twitter
DyashaCouldCareLess
@Ayoo_Dyasha
Replying to @jgeeeeer
@jgeeeeer if you decorate in the ghetto for christmas no u dont have to use hood ornaments for
7:45 PM · Nov 28, 2009
 
Twitter
Eric Hurm
@HURM
In the ghetto, do they put hood ornaments on their christmas trees?
3:23 PM · Jan 12, 2010
 
Twitter
Allan Will
@canniballan
I overheard some business type guys talking about hood ornaments. I wasn’t aware they could afford to celebrate christmas in the ghetto.
4:05 AM · Jun 8, 2012
 
Twitter
Flair Davis
@jesusdroppings
Replying to @DougBenson
@DougBenson “hood ornaments” xmas movies that take place in the ghetto
3:22 PM · Dec 4, 2012
 
Twitter
Resonance up
@DukeRaccoon
What idiot called them ghetto decorations and not hood ornaments?
10:35 PM · Nov 21, 2013
 
Twitter
Quincy Thomas
@quincytcomedy
What do they put up during Christmas in the ghetto?
...hood ornaments…
...I’ll see myself out
1:22 AM · Feb 21, 2019
 
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/bobnotahacker December 22, 2022
I bought my christmas decorations in the ghetto this year
I call them my hood ornaments