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gangsta hold

gangsta hold noun: the act of holding a gun sideways.

gangsta hold: the act of holding a gun sideways
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Noun

gangsta hold (plural gangsta holds)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) The act of holding a gun sideways.
    • Sight alignment and picture between any two individuals using the same gun and holding it sideways are likely to give greater differences than holding it correctly - UNLESS both have practiced extensively with the gangsta hold until they are comfortable with it.1998 August 9, Mark Thomen, “Re: Holding a pistol sideways (California-style)”, in rec.guns (Usenet), message-ID <6qli7e$mo5@xring.cs.umd.edu>
    Synonyms:
    gangsta grip

Synonyms of gangsta hold

Forms of gangsta hold

pluralgangsta holds

Questions about gangsta hold

What does gangsta hold mean?
Gangsta hold means the act of holding a gun sideways.
What part of speech is gangsta hold?
Gangsta hold is a noun.
What is the plural of gangsta hold?
The plural of gangsta hold is gangsta holds.

Words near gangsta hold in the dictionary

  1. gangsploitation
  2. gangst
  3. gangsta
  4. gangsta grip
  5. gangsta grips
  6. gangsta hold
  7. gangsta holds
  8. gangsta lean
  9. gangsta leans
  10. gangsta rap
  11. gangsta raps

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