amagent
Noun
A young male criminal gang member.
Usage- South-Africa
- Examples
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In the amagents' telling, police regularly accept bribes to overlook the crimes or drop the charges against the amagents.
More examples (1)
Young black men who are engaged in crime — or amagents as they are popularly known in townships — told interviewers that violent and broken homes and poverty were the two key factors that had influenced their decision to become involved […]
Amagents may be defined as young men who tend to regard themselves as streetwise and may be involved in petty or serious criminal activity.
Word forms
amagentsma-gent