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gangdom

gangdom noun: the realm or sphere of criminal gangs.

Noun

gangdom (uncountable)

  1. The realm or sphere of criminal gangs.
    • […] discovery of the Rosetta Stone of crime — the bank accounts of gangdom. With this indispensable evidence, Johnson unrelentingly broadened the attack.American Swedish Historical Museum: Yearbook 1949 (page 67)

Origin of gangdom

From gang + -dom.

Questions about gangdom

What does gangdom mean?
Gangdom means the realm or sphere of criminal gangs.
What part of speech is gangdom?
Gangdom is a noun.

Words near gangdom in the dictionary

  1. gangbusters
  2. gangbusting
  3. Gangca
  4. gangday
  5. gangdays
  6. gangdom
  7. gange
  8. Gangean
  9. ganged
  10. ganged up
  11. ganged up on

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