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amagent

amagent noun: a young male criminal gang member.

Noun

amagent (plural amagents)

  1. (South Africa) A young male criminal gang member.
    • In the amagents' telling, police regularly accept bribes to overlook the crimes or drop the charges against the amagents.1998, Crime and Conflict (issues 13-22, page 26)
    • Young black men who are engaged in crime — or amagents as they are popularly known in townships — told interviewers that violent and broken homes and poverty were the two key factors that had influenced their decision to become involved […]2002, Mark Shaw, Crime and Policing in Post-apartheid South Africa, page 60

Forms of amagent

pluralamagents
alternative formma-gent

Questions about amagent

What does amagent mean?
Amagent means a young male criminal gang member.
What part of speech is amagent?
Amagent is a noun.
What is the plural of amagent?
The plural of amagent is amagents.

Words near amagent in the dictionary

  1. amagat
  2. Amagat unit
  3. Amagat units
  4. Amagat's law
  5. amagats
  6. amagent
  7. amagents
  8. Amager
  9. amagmatic
  10. amagnetic
  11. amagogotya

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