gangsta
noun/ˈɡæŋstə/
/ˈɡæŋstə/
- [countable] (especially North American English, slang) a member of a street gang
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- (also gangsta rap, gangster rap)[uncountable] a type of rap music, typically with words about violence, guns, drugs and sexTopics Musicc2
Word Origin1980s: alteration of gangster.
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