Mark from Los Angeles, California, asks about gank, slang for stealing, as in ganking someone’s fries. The verb is strongly associated with African American Vernacular English and appears in hip-hop lyrics at least as early as a 1987 NWA song...
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...
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...
gank 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...