gangster
nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡæŋ.stəː//
- United Kingdom/[ˈɡæŋ.stəː]/
- //ˈɡæŋ.stɚ//
- /[ˈɡæŋ.stɚ] ~ [ˈɡæŋ.stɹ̩]/
- //ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stɚ//
A member of a criminal or street gang.
noun
- 1
A member of a criminal or street gang.
- 2
A member of a professional criminal organization (in organized crime): a racketeer.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóngʰos Proto-Germanic *gangaz Proto-West Germanic *gang Old English gang Middle English gang English gang Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English gangster From gang + -ster. First attested in 1884.
verb
- 1
To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.
adjective
- 1
slangCharacteristic of a gangster; (especially) admirable and audacious.
I looked at my team and thought, "Damn, now that was the most gangster move I have ever seen in my life. I think we just strong-armed a government official in Sierra Leone!"
Sampling is the most gangsta shit ever. Im finna steal yo life's work and make it into trap music
- 2
slangOn friendly terms; cool.
We put an end to our beef. We're all gangster now.
"Oh, soft ass pretty boy, trying to act all hard for his little girlfriend. Don't he know that we gangsta over here. We don't beef over females. Share and share alike," Corey said, laughing.
everyone gangsta until NATO starts shipping Burger Kings onto the scene
Forms
- plural
- gangsters
- comparative
- more gangster
- superlative
- most gangster
- past tense
- gangstered
- past participle
- gangstered
- present participle
- gangstering
- third person singular
- gangsters