small-gangv.

Brit.

/ˈsmɔːlɡaŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsmɔlˌɡæŋ/,

/ˈsmɑlˌɡæŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., gang n.

Etymology: < small adj. + gang n.

slang (now rare).

transitive. Of a group of people: to attack (a person) together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > in a riot

rabble1661

scour1681

mob1696

small-gang1851

riot1886

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 420/2 They ‘small-ganged’ me; and afterwards I went seven days to prison.

1892 P. H. Emerson Son of Fens 162 I see 'em kind o' looking and talking low; so, think I, they're going to small-gang me.

1925 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 6 Mar. 15/7 He seemed to care little whether the men small-ganged Drake and beat him.

1992 M. J. Childs Labour's Apprentices (1995) iv. 83 Nor were adults immune to such practices as ‘small-ganging’, a concerted attack by the youths upon ‘some particularly obnoxious man’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	small-gang
释义	small-gangv. Brit. /ˈsmɔːlɡaŋ/, U.S. /ˈsmɔlˌɡæŋ/, /ˈsmɑlˌɡæŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., gang n. Etymology: < small adj. + gang n. slang (now rare). transitive. Of a group of people: to attack (a person) together. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > in a riot rabble1661 scour1681 mob1696 small-gang1851 riot1886 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 420/2 They ‘small-ganged’ me; and afterwards I went seven days to prison. 1892 P. H. Emerson Son of Fens 162 I see 'em kind o' looking and talking low; so, think I, they're going to small-gang me. 1925 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 6 Mar. 15/7 He seemed to care little whether the men small-ganged Drake and beat him. 1992 M. J. Childs Labour's Apprentices (1995) iv. 83 Nor were adults immune to such practices as ‘small-ganging’, a concerted attack by the youths upon ‘some particularly obnoxious man’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1851
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