Wanksta

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur. derogatory, slang

    "That was where the chickenheads and wankstas hung out, sporting Sean John, Rocawear, Enyce, and Phat Farm like ghetto-fab Italian suits."

Synonyms

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wanksterwankster

Example

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"That was where the chickenheads and wankstas hung out, sporting Sean John, Rocawear, Enyce, and Phat Farm like ghetto-fab Italian suits."

Etymology

Blend of wannabe + gangsta, and simultaneously also evocative of wanker.

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hip hop

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