wanksta
wanksta noun: a person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
Noun
wanksta (plural wankstas)
- A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
- That was where the chickenheads and wankstas hung out, sporting Sean John, Rocawear, Enyce, and Phat Farm like ghetto-fab Italian suits.2004, Eric Jerome Dickey, Naughty or Nice, New American Library, →ISBN, page 37
- And my heart's desire wasn't to be known as some fake wanksta or a spoilt little rich kid.2008, Alex Wheatle, The Dirty South, Serpent's Tail, →ISBN, page 49
- Synonyms:
- wankster
Synonyms of wanksta
Forms of wanksta
| plural | wankstas |
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Origin of wanksta
Blend of wannabe + gangsta, and simultaneously also evocative of wanker.
Questions about wanksta
- What does wanksta mean?
- Wanksta means a person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
- What part of speech is wanksta?
- Wanksta is a noun.
- What is the plural of wanksta?
- The plural of wanksta is wankstas.
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