verb
- to attack or kill a player in a video game using superior numbers or coordinated team tactics
Usage: informal; gaming slang; present participle of gank
noun
- an instance of attacking or killing a player in a video game using superior numbers or coordinated tactics
Usage: informal; gaming slang
Examples
- The enemy team was ganking our mid-laner repeatedly throughout the match.
- We lost the teamfight because of their ganking strategy in the early game.
- Stop ganking and focus on farming resources instead.
- That ganking attempt failed because we had vision of their movements.
- The support player's ganking from the jungle turned the game around.
- Coordinated ganking is essential for winning competitive matches.