Kangalang
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑːŋɡəlɑːŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kangalang is a noun meaning (Guyana) A ruffian; also, an unprincipled person.
Meaning
(Guyana) A ruffian; also, an unprincipled person.
Example Sentences
She is jobless, a burden to her mother, caught up in child-rearing and spends the rest of her time crying over the ‘kangalang’ who abandoned her and her child.
My brothers got away one day and followed the kangalangs (ruffians) to the backdam, but they made the mistake of coming home soaking wet after swimming in the canal.
Anything that needed investigation was the lies and distortions told by a kangalang like him, who have no regard for the integrity of the vote but wanted a specific outcome, at any cost.
The NDP [National Democratic Party] represented the older generation of nationalists who considered the PPPs [People's Progressive Party] a bunch of "kangalangs" (rowdies) who were damaging the respectability they had fought for and built up over many years with the British.
Word Forms
- kangalangs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruffian, gurrier, rascal, rogue, kanga, ungentleman.
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