Pronunciation: /ɡæŋk/

Definitions of gank

noun a term used in online gaming to describe the act of ambushing or stealing from another player

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a gank in the video game.

A2 The gank in the alley made me nervous.

B1 The police investigated the gank that occurred last night.

B2 The neighborhood has been plagued by ganks recently.

C1 The authorities are working to prevent future ganks in the area.

C2 The gank was orchestrated by a notorious criminal organization.

verb to ambush or steal from another player in an online game

Example Sentences

A1 The thief tried to gank my wallet while I was distracted.

A2 In the game, players can team up to gank enemy characters for an advantage.

B1 The gang ganked the store for valuable items during the night.

B2 The hackers managed to gank sensitive information from the company's database.

C1 The spy was able to gank classified documents without being detected.

C2 The con artist had a sophisticated scheme to gank money from unsuspecting victims.

Examples of gank in a Sentence

formal The group of thieves attempted to gank the valuable artifacts from the museum.

informal I can't believe they tried to gank the loot right in front of us!

slang Watch out for that player, they like to gank unsuspecting opponents in the game.

figurative The competitor tried to gank customers from our business by offering lower prices.

Grammatical Forms of gank

past tense

ganked

plural

ganks

comparative

more gank

superlative

most gank

present tense

ganks

future tense

will gank

perfect tense

have ganked

continuous tense

is ganking

singular

gank

positive degree

gank

infinitive

to gank

gerund

ganking

participle

ganking

Origin and Evolution of gank

First Known Use: 1990 year
Language of Origin: English
Story behind the word: The word 'gank' is believed to have originated in online gaming communities, particularly in the early days of multiplayer online games.
Evolution of the word: Initially used in gaming to describe the act of stealing or cheating to gain an advantage, 'gank' has since evolved to be used more broadly to describe any unfair or underhanded actions in various contexts.