gang-gang

/ (ˈɡæŋˌɡæŋ) /

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noun

a small black cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum, of SE Australia, the male of which has a scarlet head

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Word Origin for gang-gang

C19: from a native Australian language

Words nearby gang-gang

gang drill, ganger, Ganges, Ganges River, Gangetic, gang-gang, gang hook, gangland, gangle, gangliated, gangliform

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How to use gang-gang in a sentence

How do you feel about Archer and the gang abandoning the cartel and returning to the office?
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Gang tattoos are still inked onto his face, like scarlet letters.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014|William Boot|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
America’s 2014 Murder Capital|Brandy Zadrozny|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Brooklyn musician Bobby Shmurda, whose ‘Shmoney Dance’ went viral, was arrested today on ‘gang conspiracy’ charges, police said.
Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested at New York’s Notorious Quad Studios|M.L. Nestel|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Michael needed fresh supplies, he was not long in gathering a gang of harpies about him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I like sus-sus-pen-sheen bridges that fly from bank to bank, with one big step, like a gang-plank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
He captured two, whom he shot, and burned two or three houses whose owners had been harboring the gang.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
So they bore Spotted Snake away with them in the canoe, while the Dogtown gang shrieked farewells from the old landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
If word reaches the Dangerfield gang about what we're doing, King will never be allowed to reach his destination.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews