A fork of Rural Dictionary
verb (Online, MMORPG usage) 1. To kill another player using a group of players 2. To kill another player using any means that places the played to be killed at a substantial disadvantage. Widely popularised following the success of World of Warcraft, the word "gank" comes from "gang kill", used in earlier MMORPGs like Ultima Online. A gang kill occurs when a group (or gang) of players attack a single one and kill him/her with relative ease. The meaning has now extended to any player kill where the killed player had little chance to avoid death.
"I was ganked by a level 60 horde" "You had no chance to avoid that rogue! Ganked!"
To get robbed, stolen from, ripped off.
That guy ganked me when he sold me those wet firecrackers.
to be killed PvP in an MMORPG when you weren't looking for a fight
That lvl 50 just ganked me while I was walking around farming