📖 Definitions of "Gangsta"
noun
- 1
A member of an urban criminal or street gang.
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting the traits or demeanor associated with the traits or lifestyle of urban thugs or hustlers.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gangsta"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gangsternoun | A member of a criminal or street gang. |
| thugnoun | A violent, aggressive, or truculent person. |
| thiefnoun | One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence. |
| mobnoun | A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action. |
| punknoun | (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly: |
| trashnoun | (chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| scumnoun | (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons. |
| rapnoun | (countable) A sharp blow with something hard. |
| rappernoun | (music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music. |
| rabblenoun | A mob; a disorderly crowd. |
| bangernoun | (music, slang) A powerfully energetic and/or very good song, especially in hip-hop and dance music. |
| hoodnoun | A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| racketnoun | (countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton. |
| gang membernoun | Someone regularly participating in the activities of a gang (group of hoodlums or criminals). |
| street gangnoun | (law, criminology, sociology) An organized group of lower-class criminals; an urban gang. |
| gangbangernoun | (US, slang) A member of a violent gang; a violent person. |
| crimienoun | (slang) A member of a Latino criminal gang. |
| wankstanoun | (slang, derogatory) A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur. |
| gangsteressnoun | A female gangster. |
| wanksternoun | (slang, derogatory) A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur. |
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