Mark from Los Angeles, California, is curious about the slang term gank, meaning to steal. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Gank, To Steal” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, Martha. This is Mark. I’m calling from Los Angeles...
gank v. to rob, rip off, or con (someone). Editorial Note: See also gank, n. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
gank n. fake illegal drugs sold as real. Editorial Note: See also gank, v. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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...
gank v.— «“Base had just ganked a tweaker,” James said—conned a crack addict out of her money. » —“One sibling resists entangling net, sets eyes on college, future” by Alan Gottleib Denver Post (Colo.) July 8, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued...
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n.— «Distributors became upset at him for selling “gank”—bad crack. » —“Big Plans, No Patience James Burnett Let Ambition Turn to Greed” by Joy Powell World-Herald (Omaha, Neb.) July 27, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)