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gangsta

Syllables: gang·sta/ˈɡæŋ.stə/US/ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stə/

gangsta is the pronunciation spelling of gangster.

Meaning of gangster

Noun

gangster (plural gangsters)

  1. A member of a criminal or street gang.
  2. A member of a professional criminal organization (in organized crime): a racketeer.

See all 5 meanings of gangster

Forms of gangsta

Noun
pluralgangstas
Adjective
comparativemore gangsta
superlativemost gangsta

Words formed from gangsta

Phrases with gangsta

Questions about gangsta

What is gangsta the pronunciation spelling of?
Gangsta is the pronunciation spelling of gangster.
How do you pronounce gangsta?
Gangsta is pronounced /ˈɡæŋ.stə/.

Words near gangsta in the dictionary

  1. gangsmen
  2. gangsome
  3. gangsomes
  4. gangsploitation
  5. gangst
  6. gangsta
  7. gangsta grip
  8. gangsta grips
  9. gangsta hold
  10. gangsta holds
  11. gangsta lean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gangsta (page history and authors); gangster (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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