wanksta
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of wanksta
C20: from wannabe + gangsta phonetic rendering of gangster , also influenced by wanker
Example Sentences
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Throughout the 2000s, they traded diss tracks including 50 Cent’s “The Realest Killas,” “Wanksta,” “Hail Mary 2003” and “Back Down,” and Ja Rule’s “Loose Change” and “Clapback.”
From Los Angeles Times
It included radio and club hits “Wanksta,” “P.I.M.P.” and “In Da Club.”
From Los Angeles Times
Jackson rose to fame partially on the strength of "Wanksta," a devastating early diss track that played a huge role in ending the career of the rapper’s arch-rival Ja Rule.
From The Verge
Adults probably are not meant to understand why you might chillax after calling out a busted wanksta.
From Time
The track Wanksta is the latest salvo in an increasingly absurd feud 50 is conducting with rapper Ja Rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
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