black gangster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gangster. (i.e. one with black skin)

Word forms

black gangster black gangsters

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 黑幫 /黑帮 (hēibāng, “gangsters, gang”). The first character, 黑, translates as "black" on its own.

Related words

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