Wankster

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

    "He becomes a real-life version of the synthesized, ghetto-head wanksters that MTV parades as black males in their Real World shows."

Synonyms

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wankstawanksta

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"He becomes a real-life version of the synthesized, ghetto-head wanksters that MTV parades as black males in their Real World shows."

Etymology

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

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hip hop

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