ganked

Jumped and eliminated

Ganked is gaming slang for being ambushed or killed unfairly, typically by a much stronger player or group attacking without warning: I got ganked by a level 60 while I was questing.

The term originated in multiplayer online games but has spread to mean getting robbed, cheated, or screwed over more generally: Someone ganked my lunch from the break room fridge.

theft

stolen

Taken unlawfully

snatched · nabbed · pinched · boosted · ripped off · taken · filched · copped · heisted · pilfered

gaming

killed

Caused to die

taken out · ambushed · one-shot · noob · respawn · death · wrecked · destroyed · owned · rekt

betrayal

backstabbed

Treacherously harmed by ally

screwed over · sabotaged · ambushed · betrayed · snaked · bushwhacked · jumped · caught off guard · surprised · sucker punched

Opposites
combat fairness

gankeddueled

Fought formally one-on-one

1v1

combat outcome

gankedescaped

Got away from confinement

survived · got away · clutched

awareness/preparation

gankedset the trap

ready · prepared · ganker · initiated · defended

Family

gank, ganking

Familiarity
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