GABOS 

Game Ain't Based On Sympathy.

Phrase used in jails in the USA to show 'every man for himself' attitudes and no mercy.

I ain't care if he weak, I extort him anyway. GABOS

GABOS by miamijail October 30, 2011

GABOS 

Game Ain't Based On Sympathy.

The name of the game is GABOS. If you've got sympathy in this spot, you ain't never gonna make it.

GABOS by blitzMono October 26, 2011

gabos 

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.

gabos by suzzle October 27, 2011

Gabos 

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.

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.'

Gabos by 132435 November 13, 2011

gabos 

Game aint based on sympathy

- i shot this mofo.

- didn't you feel bad at all?

- nahh GABOS innit

gabos by gangstaa999 November 14, 2011

GABOS 

Game
Ain't
Based
On
Sympathy

Used as a tagline inside Jail and also in the streets for gangs

that's the way it is.. gabos

GABOS by hfsand7 December 2, 2011

GABOS 

Game ain’t built, (and/or) based on or off of sympathy.

There is looking for handouts, it’s GABOS. Nobody can save you, but you!

GABOS by Savi Gabos January 24, 2024