" gangster "

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1: An individual who is a member of an organization that profits through organized crime. Also known as Mobsters. The guys in South Central strapped with guns and carrying large amounts of weed are more commonly known as 'gangbangers', not to be confused with 'gangsters', though both are equally dangerous.

  * e.g.,  ... Gangsters/Mobsters:Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, John Gotti. 

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1: Crip Lover BK 4 Life, you are an IDIOT. The first gangsters were not African-American, they were Italian. There are MILLIONS of white gangsters out there that aren't wankstas any more than your average Crip or Blood is.

  * e.g.,  ... Al Capone was a gangster. Tony Soprano is a gangster. Crip Lover BK 4 Life is NOT a gangster. Ja Rule is NOT a gangster. 

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1: A badass who can give respect and gets respect. A member of the Mafia.

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2: Not to be confused with wordretard/words that call themselves wordgangsta/words.

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1: Of early 1900's decent, A Gangster-is an Italian, Irish,or Russian decent of european persons that use extortion, murder, prostitution and the sale of illegal substances in order to create wealth and power.

  * e.g.,  ... The sicilian mob are gangsters. 

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2: (not african american urban pop culture)

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1: What are you talking about? I've never even heard of a black gangster. Gang member, yeah, but not a gansgter. Gangster's, the real ones, are hardcore Italian.

  * e.g.,  ... wannabe: "Yo, sup, man, why you gettin all in my crib and face, dawg?!" 

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1: of or refering to the italian, irish or russian mafia.

  * e.g.,  ... the Godfather is a gangster 

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1: A violent career criminal.

  * e.g.,  ... New York Mafia (Gambino Crime Family; John Gotti; Bugsy Siegel), Bloods/Crips, Hell's Angels (Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs) 

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2: A gangster is usually a member of a group who is formed predominantly for engaging in crime as a means to easy profit.

  * e.g.,  ... The Police found two bodies buried under an abandoned Brooklyn parking lot. The deceased allegedly owed large amounts of money to Bronx gangsters as part of a strip-joint shakedown scam.  

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3: Often represented in popular media as respectful "men of honour" who engage in crime due to societal forces such as poverty. They are confusingly seen as people who live powerful, interesting lives when the opposite is often true.

  * e.g.,  ... The bona-fide gangster, accused of murder and labor racketeering, refused to testify at his trial. 

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4: Contrary to popular belief, gangsters do not live in a world like that represented in popular media. Gangsters live in a paranoid, ultra-violent world that is devoid of humanity. They bash, rob and murder other people in the name of profit.

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5: Gangsters are generally the worst type of criminal as they have chosen crime as a career. This makes any attempt at rehabilitation by the penal system usually a lost cause.

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6: They are typically un-educated, lacking in intellect, and use violence to solve all problems. The race of the gangster is typically a non-issue. Ie, Italian gangsters are not much different from Russian or African gangsters. As they are all of similair upbringings they tend to have the same lack of intellect and impulsive personalities of most criminals.

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7: As gangsters are members of large groups, they can be difficult to prosecute. Witnesses are often intimidated or killed. In addition gangsters may intimidate prison guards, and infiltrate labour unions and other areas of lawful society. People are too scared to do anything about the gangsters for fear of being killed.

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8: Examples of crime engaged in by gangsters:

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9: - Loan Sharking ("Shylocking"). This is where money is lent at exorbitant compound interest rates. Eg a "10 points" loan would be 10% interest compounded weekly ;

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10: - Commercial armed robbery. This is where truck and aeroplane cargo is stolen through sophisticated planning;

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11: - Drug trafficking. Gangsters typically produce the drugs and sell them to low-level "street" drug dealers, which reduces their risk and increases their profit.

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12: - Protection rackets. This is where the gangsters destroy premises and assault workers of illegal industries such as drug dealers, brothel owners and illegal casinos. The owners must pay the gangsters money or risk more violence; as the owners are engaged in illegal activity they cannot go to the police for help. The gangsters then protect the store from themselves and competing gangsters.

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13: - Murder. This is the gangster's "tool of the trade". It is used to solve problems such as outstanding debts, competing gangsters, witnesses to crimes, and to remove members of the gang for various reasons.

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14: Gangsters typically either die young, are incarcerated for long periods of time, or turn state's evidence and testify against their fellow gang members in return for re-location and immunity.

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1: Unlike what most people think a gangster is, a gangster is usually a white person in the mob. This term is also synonomyous with mobster. Gangsters usually hate the feds and in the golden days they bootlegged drugs but mainly alcohol and robbed banks. they had massive gunfights and had the nice sedans. Gangstas are the black ones in so cal popular in the early 90's. Even if you are black you must admit that white people are the best criminals.

  * e.g.,  ... Bonnie&Clyde, Al Capone, Jon Gotti, Pretty Boy Floyd, all were white and the biggest criminals to ever live. So bloods and crip that bitch. 

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1: A person who is looked down upon for their crimes if they are African American and admired for their crimes if they are Italian

  * e.g.,  ... There are no "real" gangsters. Crime is bad either way 

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1: Wannabes who listen to Lil Wayne and all the other mainstream shit.

  * e.g.,  ... Al Capone is an example of a real gangster. U send a modern day gangster to Somalia right now, they wouldn't last a minute there.