(historical) A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years.
(historical) A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years.
"G-man" means: A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"G-man" means: A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (historical) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"G-man" means: A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(Australia, euphemistic, obsolete, or, historical) A convict.
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C-man is American slang for a customs officer — a person employed by US Customs to inspect goods and people entering the country and to prevent smuggling. The term uses the 'C' as an abbreviation for 'customs', following the common American slang pattern of reducing institutional titles to single-letter abbreviations (compare 'G-man' for FBI agent). It's informal, slightly old-fashioned in register, and most commonly found in mid-20th century American crime writing, film noir, and street slang.
(US, slang) A man who works for customs.
“Scuffed G-man now has a proper home”
(by, _, extension) Any person working for the US government, especially in undercover work.
“I think the G-Man God is angry at me.”