gangster

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Characteristic of a gangster; (especially) admirable and audacious.

   I looked at my team and thought, "Damn, now that was the most gangster move I have ever seen in my life. I think we just strong-armed a government official in Sierra Leone!"

2. 2
   adj

   On friendly terms; cool.

   We put an end to our beef. We're all gangster now.

3. 3
   noun

   a criminal who is a member of gang

4. 4
   noun

   A member of a criminal or street gang.

5. 5
   noun

   A member of a professional criminal organization (in organized crime): a racketeer.

6. 6
   verb

   To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.

Etymology

From gang + -ster. First attested in 1884.