Where did gangs originate?
Gangs in the United States are not a new or recent phenomenon. Their history has been traced back to the post Revolutionary War days and originally they formed as a means of self-protection and as social clubs.
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The word "gang" comes from "gonge," a term originally meaning a journey, but later referring to a "gonge" of sailors in the fifteenth century. "Gangs" of outlaws or wild young men came into common usage by Shakespeare's time. ChaCha.
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The word "gang" comes from "gonge," meaning a journey, but later referring to a "gonge" of sailors in the fifteenth century.
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