Meanings
gangism1
- uncountableThe criminal or antisocial behaviour of gangs.
[…] our Western culture will certainly be in for individuation in its worst forms — political gangism, racketeering gangism, banker-broker gangism, rebate subterfuge, ruthlessly untruthful advertising, […]
1935, James Wroten Woodard, Reification and Supernaturalism as Factors in Social Rigidity, page 1941 more example
Everything about these youths seemed to indicate gangism. In interviewing one of the women's other children who was younger than the particular son who had come it at a later time, I asked if the brother had any gang affiliation.
1998, Joyce T. Henderson, Why African American Youth are Attracted to Non-Christian/Non-Traditional Religions and Sects, page 25
Gangism2
- slanglifestyleThe later portion of the South Korean webtoon Lookism where the story moves away from its original focus on appearance-based discrimination and everyday social issues, and instead becomes much more about gang fights and crime.
OG LOOKISM we are so back (I like Gangism more but its nice to see the gang again)
2024 November 28, @goatmish_, X (post), archived from the original on 09 May 20262 more examples
I don't know, how are y'all feeling? I don't feel as interested as I was back at the Countryside and Big Deal War arcs. [see title]
2023 July 17, u/DrAlchem1st, “Do y'all feel like Gangism is going downhill at all?”, in r/lookismcomic (Reddit post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026Lowkey dropped Lookism 'cause it turned into full blown Gangism mid-way. Lol. I do plan to get back to it in the future tho.
2025 November 3, u/21minute, “What a manhwa you’ve dropped because it unnecessarily kept dragging on?”, in r/webtoons (Reddit post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026
Origin
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gangism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangism
“gangism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gangism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangism.
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