We know that words are not terrible in themselves, but only in context. So, for example, which of us was not called a "bandit" or "bandit" at the time of our not yet violent and not violent youth? Children often get not very offensive “names” - “bandits” and “hooligans”. We look through our fingers at the pranks of children. But a few years will pass and their antics will cease to be cute. Let's talk today about the noun "gang", it will be instructive and, we hope, entertaining.
Meaning
Even those who have never looked into the dictionary will say a rough definition of the object of study - this is a group of people who do not inspire confidence and trade in some dark deeds. By the way, in this case, the benefits of books become obvious when they contain certain well-established formulations. Surely our dictionary will be able to be more specific. So, a gang is a “robbery, criminal group, gang”. Yes, we guessed that there would be something like this.
Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no shortage of examples. For example, there was such a Russian cult film at one time - "The Brigade" (2002). In this story, too, it all started with a gang, this, however, is only the beginning, then the guys "untwisted" and even almost came to the surface from the underground. And in general, in this sense, Russian television actively uses this topic. So, for some reason, the viewer needs to watch films about “specific boys.”
Word of wide application
If the reader is included in the Russian context, then he knows that the word does not always refer to the marginal elements of society. Sometimes a "gang" is called quite official organizations that treated a person (from his point of view) dishonestly. For ethical reasons, we cannot cite specific episodes from Russian reality, but a very good film example comes to mind.
In the movie Ghost (1990), Sam Wheat learned that he had been murdered for $4 million. Using clever moves and his assistant, Oda Mae Brown, Sam withdraws this money and takes it from the bank. To make the movement of capital as difficult to track as possible, he suggests that Oda May donate it to charity. Moreover, sisters of mercy are standing next to the bank and asking for money for the construction of the temple. And Oda Mei, saddened by the fact that she will have to give money and say goodbye to the dream of various material goods, says: “No way! I won't give the check to a bunch of nuns!.
What does this say?No word can be interpreted in the forehead. Even a noun like "gang" can mean a positive thing. More details below.
The case when age matters
Remember at the beginning we said that often small children are called "bandits", but in fact they do not mean anything bad. And when, for example, the guys put together a “gang”, then parents do not think such a pastime is something dangerous if the boys and girls are under 11 years old. And the name "gang" is more of a joke than a real characteristic.
Problems begin when such spontaneous formations and their hierarchy become more important, stronger, more authoritative than the opinions of parents. It all depends on age, and also on what quality of people the child prefers. The future is not so difficult to predict, only one thing is important - to carefully look after the life of your offspring. Well, we think both the positive and the negative meaning of the word "gang" is clear.
Synonyms
The final chord is the logical replacement of the object of study. There will be a lot of not quite decent words, but still printed. Otherwise, we would not dare to place them in a material that is intended for cultured people. Please remember that language is diverse. So, synonyms for the word "gang":
- lads;
- team;
- gang;
- squad;
- caudla;
- mafia.
The presence of the last word in the list may raise doubts among the knowledgeable reader. Butlet's say right away: such a replacement is possible only if the person speaking has in mind crime in general. In general, the mafia is far from being a gang. In these entities, many things are different, ranging from the hierarchy to the scale of crimes, their scope.
