gank
/ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves.
Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Then I met this girl she tried to gank me / So I smacked her in the booty with M.C. Plank Bee"
- "Jay was ganked (mugged) for $55 by some Noongar boys when Brad told them he had a lot of money on him."
- "Just as Eazy had robbed Lonzo at Crew Cut Records, Suge and Dre had now ganked Eazy. This time, however, there was a slight problem."
- "And in the old days, you know, if you ganked a drug dealer, they would beat you senseless."
- "“I ganked these from the Major's house last night,” I explained, reaching into the backpack to withdraw the two books."
- "It was one of the syringes Splinter ganked from the hospital the other day when he was in there for chest pains."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/