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gangism

gangism noun: the criminal or antisocial behaviour of gangs.

Noun

gangism (uncountable)

  1. The criminal or antisocial behaviour of gangs.
    • […] our Western culture will certainly be in for individuation in its worst forms — political gangism, racketeering gangism, banker-broker gangism, rebate subterfuge, ruthlessly untruthful advertising, […]1935, James Wroten Woodard, Reification and Supernaturalism as Factors in Social Rigidity, page 194
    • Everything about these youths seemed to indicate gangism. In interviewing one of the women's other children who was younger than the particular son who had come it at a later time, I asked if the brother had any gang affiliation.1998, Joyce T. Henderson, Why African American Youth are Attracted to Non-Christian/Non-Traditional Religions and Sects, page 25

Proper noun capitalized: Gangism

Gangism

  1. (slang) The later portion of the South Korean webtoon Lookism where the story moves away from its original focus on appearance-based discrimination and everyday social issues, and instead becomes much more about gang fights and crime.
    • I don't know, how are y'all feeling? I don't feel as interested as I was back at the Countryside and Big Deal War arcs. [see title]2023 July 17, u/DrAlchem1st, “Do y'all feel like Gangism is going downhill at all?”, in r/lookismcomic (Reddit post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026
    • OG LOOKISM we are so back (I like Gangism more but its nice to see the gang again)2024 November 28, @goatmish_, X (post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026

Origin of gangism

From gang + -ism.

Blend of gang + Lookism.

Questions about gangism

What does gangism mean?
Gangism means the criminal or antisocial behaviour of gangs.
What part of speech is gangism?
Gangism can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near gangism in the dictionary

  1. gangings
  2. gangion
  3. gangions
  4. Gangis
  5. gangish
  6. gangism
  7. Gangkou
  8. Gangl
  9. gangland
  10. ganglander
  11. ganglanders

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