Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanksta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wanks-ta
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"That was where the chickenheads and wankstas hung out, sporting Sean John, Rocawear, Enyce, and Phat Farm like ghetto-fab Italian suits."
"And my heart's desire wasn't to be known as some fake wanksta or a spoilt little rich kid."
"Nearly two hundred years separate Jim Crow from Vanilla Ice, The (White) Rapper Show, Eminem, the Beastie Boys, and a legion of other wanksta wiggers."

Etymology

Blend of wannabe + gangsta, and simultaneously also evocative of wanker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wankstas (plural)

Synonyms

wankster

Questions

What does wanksta mean?: A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
Where does wanksta come from?: Blend of wannabe + gangsta, and simultaneously also evocative of wanker.

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