Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black gangster

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: black- -gang-ster
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents.

Derogatory

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gangster. (i.e. one with black skin)

Example Sentences

"[…] and branded more than one-third of the people in the Agriculture Ministry as "rightists" or "black gangsters.""
"It was not always clear who was a counterrevolutionary or a black gangster for that matter. Former landlords, capitalists, and rich peasants were more readily spotted, but even here there was some difficulty […]"
"The radicals held that Liu's men were 'black gangsters' in league with the ousted Party committees."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 黑幫 /黑帮 (hēibāng, “gangsters, gang”). The first character, 黑, translates as "black" on its own.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: 黑幫

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

black gangsters (plural)

Phrases

black gang

Frequently Paired Words

black gang

Questions

What does black gangster mean?: A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents.
Where does black gangster come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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