gangsta
adjective/ˈɡæŋstə/
Frequency rank: #12,898 most common English word
Meaning
a person involved in urban street gang culture, or a style of hip-hop music reflecting that lifestyle.
Example sentence
He started writing lyrics about his rough neighborhood life and became known as gangsta rapper.
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