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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A female friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown.
  • noun A fellow female gang member.

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  • noun slang A female friend.
  • noun slang A female co-member of a gang.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a fellow female member of a youth gang

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