"black gangster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black gangsters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 黑幫/黑帮 (hēibāng, “gangsters, gang”). The first character, 黑, translates as "black" on its own. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|黑幫|t=gangsters, gang}} Chinese 黑幫/黑帮 (hēibāng, “gangsters, gang”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} black gangster (plural black gangsters)
  1. (politics, historical, derogatory) propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents Tags: derogatory, historical Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-black_gangster-en-noun-YSHEHOf7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gangster. (i.e. one with black skin) Related terms: black gang
    Sense id: en-black_gangster-en-noun-sX42Es42

Inflected forms

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