AAVE and hip-hop slang for holding a firearm sideways — rotating the gun 90 degrees so it's horizontal rather than vertical when firing. The style became iconic through 1990s gang culture and was heavily popularised by movies and music videos. Tactically it's considered impractical (it seriously affects accuracy), but visually it became a strong cultural symbol. The term is widely referenced in rap lyrics, films, and video games.
Every action movie from the nineties had someone using the gangsta hold like it was the coolest thing ever.
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(slang, AAVE) The act of holding a gun sideways.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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