gank

[ gangk ]

verb (used with object)Slang.
  1. to rob or mug (a person).

  2. to steal or seize (something of value).

  1. (in a video game) to kill (a character), especially an outnumbered, weaker, or lower level player character: I got ganked in the jungle—never saw it coming.

nounSlang.
  1. (in a video game) the killing of one character by another, especially when the killer character has a powerful or unfair advantage over the victim: Early ganks aren’t very effective, so you should save those attacks for later.

Origin of gank

1
First recorded in 1985–90; in 2000–05 for defs. 3, 4; from African American Vernacular English; further origin uncertain

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