gank

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɡæŋk/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/, /ˈɡɛ̃ŋk/ Rhymes: -æŋk Hyphenation: gank === Etymology 1 === 1980s, of uncertain origin; possibly imitative or a derivation from gangster. ==== Verb ==== gank (third-person singular simple present ganks, present participle ganking, simple past and past participle ganked) (slang) (transitive) To swindle. (transitive) To steal. === Etymology 2 === Blend of gan(g) +‎ k(ill). ==== Verb ==== gank (third-person singular simple present ganks, present participle ganking, simple past and past participle ganked) (transitive, online gaming slang) To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves. ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “gank v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === Kang, kang, knag == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gang. === Noun === gank m inan (Cyrillic spelling ганк) (Kajkavian) passage hall, hallway, corridor ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “gank”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga kajkavskoga književnog jezika [Dictionary of the Croatian Kajkavian literary language] (in Serbo-Croatian), https://kajkavski.hr, 1984–2026