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GANGSTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Black English) a member of a youth gang
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gangsta" is a kind of...):
compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Domain usage:
AAVE; African American English; African American Vernacular English; Black English; Black English Vernacular; Black Vernacular; Black Vernacular English; Ebonics (a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States)
Holonyms ("gangsta" is a member of...):
youth gang (a gang whose members are teenagers)
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