noun
Meaning 1
A Japanese organized crime gang.
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noun
A Japanese organized crime gang.
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noun
A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
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noun
organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises
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Broader terms: organized crime, gangland, gangdom
noun
a Japanese gangster
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Broader terms: gangster, mobster
History
Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.
Across languages
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