gangbanger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ/ without æ-raising
- /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɚ/ æ-raising
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɚ/ æ-raising
- [ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɹ̩] æ-raising
- [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɹ̩] without æ-raising
- [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɹ̩] æ-raising
Etymology
From gangbang + -er.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A member of a violent gang; a violent person.
After a turbulent youth — the bookish, asthmatic child became a teenage gangbanger, juvenile offender and drug addict — Coolio worked as a volunteer firefighter.
2022 September 29, Eduardo Medina, McKenna Oxenden, “Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (vulgar) Someone who takes part in a gangbang.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gangbangers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |