gangmobile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡæŋ.məˌbiːl/
Etymology
From gang + -mobile.
Meanings
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A car of a kind typically driven by a member of a criminal gang.
“I don’t get it,” he said. “Why’d they park so far below Doyle’s place?” ¶ “Either he tole ’em he doan want a gangmobile parked in front of his house, or they payin’ a surprise visit.”
1999, Christopher Darden and Dick Lochte, The Trials of Nikki Hill, page 379:[…] last night, right after she got the nerve to call Mick Nichols, there Janice was again, on the porch, wearing a tight low-cut shirt while Maurice’s gangmobile with tinted windows waited at the curb.
2003, Laura McNeal and Tom McNeal, chapter 13, in Zipped, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gangmobiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |