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gangbang

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋ] without æ-raising
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  • Canada, US: /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋ/
  • Canada, US: [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋ]
  • Canada, US: [ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌbɛ̃ŋ]

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tag team

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: orgy

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of gang rape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gang rape

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An act of a street gang committing crimes as a group, such as attacking random people on the streets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To participate in a gangbang.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We all got to gangbang the porn star.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To belong to a gang; to commit criminal acts as part of a gang.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It broke my heart to see him out there gangbanging.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gang + bang.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 輪交 /轮交 (lúnjiāo) — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Danish: gangbang — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Finnish: ryhmäseksi — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Korean: 갱뱅 (gaengbaeng) — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Macedonian: реденка (redenka) — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Polish: gang bang — act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity
  • Spanish: cargamontón — an act of a street gang committing crimes as a group, such as attacking random people on the streets
  • Danish: gangbange — to participate in a gangbang
  • Finnish: harrastaa ryhmäseksiä — to participate in a gangbang