wrong side of the tracks

noun phrase

: a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood

Examples of wrong side of the tracks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eisenhower was born into a family of seven boys and grew up in Abilene, Kansas, on what was generally considered the wrong side of the tracks. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy star in this latest John Hughes’ teenage melodrama about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the country club who fall for each other. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for wrong side of the tracks

• almanacs
• carrybacks
• haversacks
• lumberjacks
• maniacs
• microcracks
• minimax
• paperbacks
• parallax
• quarterbacks
• sticklebacks
• telefax