gangsta hold

English

A person demonstrating the gangsta hold.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gangsta hold (plural gangsta holds)

1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) The act of holding a gun sideways.
   • 1998 August 9, Mark Thomen, “Re: Holding a pistol sideways (California-style)”, in rec.guns‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <6qli7e$mo5@xring.cs.umd.edu>:

     Sight alignment and picture between any two individuals using the same gun and holding it sideways are likely to give greater differences than holding it correctly - UNLESS both have practiced extensively with the gangsta hold until they are comfortable with it.

Synonyms

• gangsta grip