gangbanger

English

Etymology

From gangbang + -er.

Pronunciation

• (non-rhotic)
  • (Received Pronunciation, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː/, [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː]
• (rhotic)
  • (General American)
    • (without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ/, [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɹ̩]

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    • (æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɚ/, [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɹ̩]; /ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɚ/, [ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋɹ̩]
• Hyphenation: gang‧bang‧er

Noun

gangbanger (plural gangbangers)

1. (US, slang) A member of a violent gang; a violent person.
   • 2022 September 29, Eduardo Medina, McKenna Oxenden, “Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     After a turbulent youth — the bookish, asthmatic child became a teenage gangbanger, juvenile offender and drug addict — Coolio worked as a volunteer firefighter.

2. (vulgar, sex) Someone who takes part in a gangbang.

Related terms

• bang
• banger