bangstry

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bangstry (uncountable)

  1. (generally Scotland) violence
    • 2013, CSI (TV show), season 13, episode 16
      "How much money did you get back?"
      "Not a centime, especially now that he's met with bangstry."

References[edit]

John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1912) A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English[1] (Dictionary), G. Routledge & Son, page 28:Bangster. 1. A bully, braggart. As adj. turbulent. Bangstry, violence. 2. A victor, winner: compare bang, verb. 3. A wanton.