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ganser syndrome 

Ganser syndrome is a rare dissociative disorder characterized by nonsensical or wrong answers to questions and other dissociative symptoms such as fugue, amnesia or conversion disorder, often with visual pseudo-hallucinations and a decreased state of consciousness. The syndrome has also been called nonsense syndrome, balderdash syndrome, syndrome of approximate answers, hysterical pseudodementia or prison psychosis. The term prison psychosis is sometimes used because the syndrome occurs most frequently in prison inmates, where it may be seen as an attempt to gain leniency from prison or court officials. Psychological symptoms generally resemble the patient's sense of mental illness rather than any recognized category. The syndrome may occur in persons with other mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depressive disorders, toxic states, paresis, alcohol use disorders and factitious disorders. Ganser syndrome can sometimes be diagnosed as merely malingering, but it is more often defined as dissociative disorder.
“Ganser syndrome is described as a Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) in the DSM-IV, and is not currently listed in the DSM-V. It is a rare and an often overlooked clinical phenomenon. In most cases, it is preceded by extreme stress and followed by amnesia for the period of psychosis. In addition to approximate answers, other symptoms include a clouding of consciousness, somatic conversion disorder symptoms, confusion, stress, loss of personal identity, echolalia, and echopraxia.”
A person who is part of the mafia. Not to be confused with gansta. Known to wear suits and carry guns in guitar cases.
ganster by Thomas November 3, 2003

ganster lean 

Driving while leaning towards the middle of the interior, essentially viewing the road tits on from under the rear view mirror
William Vaughn used this in his song "Be thankful what you got" "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin the scene with the gangster lean." Fix your software, and ganster lean this!
ganster lean by Senorluz1 January 16, 2008
The Italian Mafia,The Scilian Mafia,Camora,Russian Mafia,Cali Cartel,Medellin Cartel.
The Italian Mafia are real gansters.Don't listen to those Hip Hop 50 cent pussies who think they are.
ganster by Escobar October 3, 2003

mobile ganster 

person who gets gully through text, e-mail or any other type of technology
I saw Ebony today and she didn't say anything, but later on she sent me a text rashing me about having friends sleep over...why didn't she tell me in person?! She is such a mobile ganster..she gets all hood/ghetto over the phone to confront me instead of confronting me in person.

phone ganster 

A phone ganster is someone who acts tough over the phone but when it comes face to face there really a punk
There was a large girl who always started rumors because she's a jelous person but when she sees her x friends in school she trys to avoid then and act like she's on her phone. But when large girl gets confronted for being such a sally wag she's acts all big and bad on the phone cause she's a phone ganster
phone ganster by xyessyyx November 28, 2010