gank
verbEtymology Blend of gan(g) + k(ill).
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Games, Gaming Internet, Slang To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves.
- Our group totally ganked this guy.
- Derived terms
- ganker
gank
verbCA, US /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/ · /ˈɡæŋk/
Etymology 1980s, of uncertain origin; possibly imitative or a derivation from gangster.
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Slang To swindle.
- Then I met this girl she tried to gank me / So I smacked her in the booty with M.C. Plank Bee1989, “Car Thief”, in Paul's Boutique, performed by Beastie Boys:
- Jay was ganked (mugged) for $55 by some Noongar boys when Brad told them he had a lot of money on him.2001, Delphine Jamet, Street Kid in the City:
2 more examples
- Just as Eazy had robbed Lonzo at Crew Cut Records, Suge and Dre had now ganked Eazy. This time, however, there was a slight problem.2004, Mike Sager, Scary Monsters and Super Freaks: Stories of Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll and Murder, page 135:
- And in the old days, you know, if you ganked a drug dealer, they would beat you senseless.2004, U.S. Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Combating Gang Violence in America, page 28:
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Slang To steal.
- “I ganked these from the Major's house last night,” I explained, reaching into the backpack to withdraw the two books.2002, A. K. Stanfield, Zen Smoking: A Mock Epic with Stock Characters, page 261:
- It was one of the syringes Splinter ganked from the hospital the other day when he was in there for chest pains.2006, N. Frank Daniels, Futureproof, page 206: