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gank

[ gangk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Slang.

to rob or mug (a person).
to steal or seize (something of value).
(in a video game) to kill (a character), especially an outnumbered, weaker, or lower level player character:
I got ganked in the jungle—never saw it coming.

noun

Slang.

(in a video game) the killing of one character by another, especially when the killer character has a powerful or unfair advantage over the victim:
Early ganks aren’t very effective, so you should save those attacks for later.

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Origin of gank¹

First recorded in 1985–90; in 2000–05 gank fordefs 3, 4; from African American Vernacular English; further origin uncertain

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Like if a big guy says he’s good at video games, even though you know you’d gank him, you just keep your mouth shut.

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Grid View Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther Lilith Walther As I was playing, it was a delight to feel my Bloodborne muscle memory kicking in, remembering exactly where enemies should be and being rewarded by ganking them before they could gank me.

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Mali Gank and her husband, Cris, who live in a small town in West Virginia’s rural northeast, have gotten by on her teacher’s salary for the past three years, ever since Cris, 47, was laid off from his manufacturing job.

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“I must check with Bythos. When he is done talking with your friend Gank—” “Frank.”

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And then some gank piece of lingerie in the corner near the fishing gear.

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