Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black gang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
black- -gang
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of workers who fed the furnaces of a coal-powered steamship or other vessel.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gang. (i.e. one with racially black members)

noun

A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against his opponents.

Derogatory

Etymology

From black + gang.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

black gangs (plural)

Phrases

black-ganger black gangster

Frequently Paired Words

black gangster

Questions

What does black gang mean?
A group of workers who fed the furnaces of a coal-powered steamship or other vessel.
Where does black gang come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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