gank

gank
1) A moment of public embarrassment.

Someone trips walking into a pub - that's gank. Tripping coming out is different.

2) To attack without provocation, to lash out for no good reason.

Jeez, I barely set foot in the place when Chris ganked me. I wuzn't gonna boost nothin' this time.

3) To screw something up or have it fall short of expectations.

1. That basketball player really ganked his shot.

2. Wave Rally really ganks. The screenshots looked cool, but the game plays horribly.


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  • gank — (v.) by 2000 as the verb to describe a situation of many players or NPCs attacking one; gamer slang, perhaps borrowed from hip hop and drug abuse slang (where it is attested by 1995 in the sense of to rob, to rip off ); perhaps by 1990 in sports… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gank — gȁnk m DEFINICIJA v. ganjak ETIMOLOGIJA vidi ganjak …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Gank — Ganken [ˈgɛŋkɘn] oder Ganking ist ein Sammelbegriff für verschiedene Player versus Player Kampftaktiken in Online Rollenspielen, bei denen das angegriffene Opfer kaum eine realistische Chance hat, den Kampf zu gewinnen, weil es von Anfang an… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • gank — verb a) To swindle. Then I met this girl she tried to gank me / So I smacked her in the booty with M.C. Plank Bee b) To steal. Jay was ganked (mugged) for $55 by some Noongar boys when Brad told them he had a lot of money on him …   Wiktionary

  • gank — 1) A moment of public embarrassment. Someone trips walking into a pub that s gank. Tripping coming out is different. 2) To attack without provocation, to lash out for no good reason. Jeez, I barely set foot in the place when Chris ganked me. I… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • gànk — gánka m (ȁ á) etn. lesen pokrit hodnik na alpski hiši: gorenjska hiša z gankom // nižje pog. balkon, hodnik: gledati z ganka po dolini; visok gank …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • GANK — ICAO Airportcode f. Nara Keiban (Mali) …   Acronyms

  • Gank — steal …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • gank — Australian Slang steal …   English dialects glossary

  • GANK — ICAO Airportcode f. Nara Keiban ( Mali) …   Acronyms von A bis Z

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