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Etymology 1

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From black +‎ gang.

Noun

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black gang (plural black gangs)

  1. (nautical) A group of workers who fed the furnaces of a coal-powered steamship or other vessel.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ gang. (i.e. one with racially black members)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Chinese 黑幫黑帮 (hēibāng, gangsters, gang). The first character, , translates as "black" on its own.

Noun

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black gang (plural black gangs)

  1. (politics, historical, derogatory) propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents
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