Meaning of kangalang | Babel Free

Definitions

A ruffian; also, an unprincipled person.

Guyana

Examples

“The NDP [National Democratic Party] represented the older generation of nationalists who considered the PPPs [People's Progressive Party] a bunch of "kangalangs" (rowdies) who were damaging the respectability they had fought for and built up over many years with the British.”

“She is jobless, a burden to her mother, caught up in child-rearing and spends the rest⟳ of her time crying over the ‘kangalang’ who abandoned her and her child.”

“The editor of the Guiana Times described these women as a ‘Kangalang’ Party – consisting of domestics and market hucksters. Undoubtedly, the editor of this journal held the position that the Party's base⟳ was the working-class women, who in his opinion were not suitably qualified to assume⟳ leadership roles in the Government.”

“My brothers got away one day and followed the kangalangs (ruffians) to the backdam, but they made the mistake⟳ of coming home soaking wet⟳ after swimming in the canal.”

“The legislative arm of the Government of Guyana has seemingly been taken over by Kangalangs. Kangalangs are uncivil persons who have⟳ no regard for the norms of an institution, group or social gathering and act to deliberately create⟳ disarray in their environments, in such manner as to disrupt normal functioning.”

“Anything that needed investigation was the lies and distortions told by a kangalang like⟳ him, who have⟳ no regard for the integrity of the vote⟳ but wanted a specific outcome, at any cost⟳.”

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