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Gangsta

A member of an urban criminal or street gang.

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noun
  1. 1

    A member of an urban criminal or street gang.

adjective
  1. 1

    Exhibiting the traits or demeanor associated with the traits or lifestyle of urban thugs or hustlers.

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gangsternounA member of a criminal or street gang.
thugnounA violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
thiefnounOne who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
mobnounA 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.
rabblenounA mob; a disorderly crowd.
bangernoun(music, slang) A powerfully energetic and/or very good song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
hoodnounA 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 membernounSomeone 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.
gangsteressnounA 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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