wanksta
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Meaning · English
A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
That was where the chickenheads and wankstas hung out, sporting Sean John, Rocawear, Enyce, and Phat Farm like ghetto-fab Italian suits.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “wanksta” mean?
A person who pretends to be a member of an urban gang or affects hip-hop styles and attitudes; a gangster poseur.
Is “wanksta” formal or informal?
wanksta is generally derogatory, slang.