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English

ganking

verb

Meaning

  1. To swindle.
  2. To steal.
  3. To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves. Common methods include attacking in much greater numbers or taking a well-equipped high-level character to assault players in a starting area.
  4. Action of the verb to gank.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data