カラーギャング

noun

color-coordinated street gang

Refers to groups of young people, often delinquents, who dress in the same color, inspired by US street gangs. Strongly associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s. Wasei-eigo; not a direct translation of 'color gang'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from color gang

• 1990年ねん代だい後こう半はん、池いけ袋ぶくろではカラーギャングが社しゃ会かい問もん題だいになった。

  In the late 1990s, color gangs became a social issue in Ikebukuro.

• カラーギャングは、メンバー全ぜん員いんが同おなじ色いろの服ふくを着きていることで知しられる。

  Color gangs are known for all members wearing clothes of the same color.