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gangbanging

gangbanging

9.9
A group attack that hurts someone, often very violent
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɪŋ/
  • NSFW
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  • Several witnesses described the gangbanging as a sudden and brutal group attack.

Examples

  • Community leaders are working to prevent gangbanging incidents in the neighborhood.

  • The police responded to reports of a gangbanging incident last night.

  • The police responded quickly to reports of gangbanging outside the stadium after the match.

  • Witnesses described the gangbanging as brutal and unprovoked.

  • The police responded quickly to reports of gangbanging outside the stadium after the match.

  • Several witnesses described the gangbanging as a sudden and brutal group attack.

  • Community leaders are working to prevent gangbanging incidents in the neighborhood.

Synonyms

beating
vsgangbanging
  • NSFW
276 4.2

Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence

is specifically a group-organized assault rather than single-person hitting
battering
vsgangbanging
  • NSFW
18 6.5

Repeated violent hitting or strong criticism that causes harm

adds the idea of several people acting together to carry out the attack
rumble
vsgangbanging
  • Archaic
12 8.3

A violent fight between rival groups of young people

focuses on one group attacking together rather than reciprocal gang clashes
bashing
vsgangbanging
  • NSFW
7 4.4

A violent act of hitting a person or damaging a thing

is specific to a group carrying out the violent hitting together
thuggery
vsgangbanging
  • NSFW
7 8.3

Violent actions that hurt or scare people

is the specific act of a group assault rather than general brutal conduct
thrashing
vsgangbanging
  • Offensive
6 6.7

A severe beating given to someone as punishment

is similar but emphasizes a group acting together rather than lone punishment
beatdown
vsgangbanging
  • Offensive
4 8.6

A violent attack where a person is hit many times

is about a group acting together to assault rather than individual violence
gang fight
vsgangbanging
4 5.1

A violent fight between rival criminal groups

is usually one group attacking together rather than mutual group clashes
wilding
vsgangbanging
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A violent attack by a group that harms and frightens people, often with sexual assault

is a group attack focused on beating rather than a broad chaotic rampage
mobbing
vsgangbanging
7.8

A crowd surrounding and pushing toward a person or place

is a coordinated group assault carried out together rather than chaotic crowd action

How Violent

gangbanging
  • NSFW
9.9
mobbing
7.8
beating
  • NSFW
276 4.2
fight
1.0
scuffle
25 3.7

Surface Forms

gangbanging singular
gangbanging plural

Morphology

gangbanging = gang + bang (transparent) = gang + bang + ing

The sense 'attack or beating by a group' follows directly from 'gang' + 'bang' (to hit) with a standard -ing nominalization.

Etymology

Gangbanging comes from the parts gang ('group') and bang ('to hit' or 'strike'). It gives the image of a group 'banging' someone with blows, so it means a violent group attack.