Definition

A close group of friends or associates who spend time together regularly; your squad or crew. Can also refer to a organized group engaged in criminal activity, though the former usage is more common in casual speech.

Example Usage

The whole gang is meeting up at the coffee shop this weekend.

Origin

From Middle Dutch 'gangen' (to go); the criminal sense emerged in 19th-century America, while the friend-group sense is modern slang.

Fun Fact

The friend-group meaning became mainstream through hip-hop culture and has largely replaced 'crew' or 'posse' in Gen-Z vocabulary.

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