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gangsta hold en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) The act of holding a gun sideways.
    • Sight alignment and picture between any two individuals using the same gun and holding it sideways are likely to give greater differences than holding it correctly - UNLESS both have practiced extensively with the gangsta hold until they are comfortable with it. 1998 August 9, Mark Thomen, “Re: Holding a pistol sideways (California-style)”, in rec.guns (Usenet), message-ID <6qli7e$mo5@xring.cs.umd.edu>:

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Synonyms

gangsta grip