gank
n.— «Some involved retaliation for previous killings, others involved dealers seeking revenge on customers who did not pay, and some were reprisals from customers who purchased “gank,” a slang term for fake drugs.» —“Drug dens are closed in KCK” by Regina Akers Kansas City Star (Kan., Mo.) Jan. 19, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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