gangdom
(ˈgæŋdəm)
[f. gang n.1 + -dom.]
= gangland.
| 1926 Springfield (Mass.) Union 20 Apr. 7 A definite inquiry into gangdom's manipulations. 1930 Observer 19 Oct. 17 A mere commonplace of New York gangdom. 1935 J. T. Farrell Judgment Day (1936) iii. 515 Lonigan and..Gallagher together leaped up the career of gangdom's adventurous ladder to fame. 1935 Amer. Speech X. 10/1 An age when highly organized gangdom had no voice in the government. |