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by Gareth March 23, 2004
A slang term (pronounced gab-ose) used in the Miami jail system and probably having a wider constituency, describing the foundational outlook of inmate culture: it stands for "Game Ain't Based On Sympathy".
Interviewer: So, why exactly did you just shank your cellmate?
Inmate: Hey man, what can I say: gabos. He was a snitch.
Inmate: Hey man, what can I say: gabos. He was a snitch.
by suzzle May 30, 2011
The game ain't based on sympathy.
A code based on strength and respect, often proliferating in prisons or especially crime-ridden urban areas. The system is ruled by those with the strength (physical or in terms of respect) to control those around them and enforce their will.
A code based on strength and respect, often proliferating in prisons or especially crime-ridden urban areas. The system is ruled by those with the strength (physical or in terms of respect) to control those around them and enforce their will.
Tyrone: 'Jaceon just got popped by a stick-up-kid!'
Shaniqua: 'Sheeeeiiit, that boy wudn't ready to die.'
Tyrone: 'Gabos ma'fucka...'
Shaniqua: 'Say whuuuuut?'
Tyrone: 'Game ain't based on sympathy.'
Shaniqua: 'Sheeeeiiit, that boy wudn't ready to die.'
Tyrone: 'Gabos ma'fucka...'
Shaniqua: 'Say whuuuuut?'
Tyrone: 'Game ain't based on sympathy.'
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