gangsta lean

Tilted driver posture

Gangsta lean is a driving posture where the driver reclines deeply in the seat while tilting toward the center console, often with one hand draped over the steering wheel.

The pose projects cool detachment and street credibility, associated with hip-hop culture and West Coast rap of the 1990s: He pulled up doing the gangsta lean.

Sometimes called gangster lean.

Related

recline · laid back · rims · confidence · swagger · bling · stance · slant · West Coast · bucket seats · driver seat · Snoop Dogg · tilt · streetwear · tinted windows · charisma · bravado · coolness

Opposites
driving posture

gangsta leansitting upright

Seated with back straight

ramrod straight · bolt upright · erect posture · proper posture · stiff posture

Family

gangster, gang, gangs, ganged, ganging, lean, leans, leaned, leaning

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