"gangsta" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-gangsta.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} gangsta
  1. Pronunciation spelling of gangster, representing African-American Vernacular English. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: gangster, representing African-American Vernacular English Derived forms: gangsta grip, gangsta hold, gangsta lean, gangsta rap
    Sense id: en-gangsta-en-adj-er4sQe4Y Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Audio: En-au-gangsta.ogg Forms: gangstas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gangsta (plural gangstas)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of gangster, representing African-American Vernacular English. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: gangster, representing African-American Vernacular English
    Sense id: en-gangsta-en-noun-er4sQe4Y Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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